2 homicides in 2 days over long weekend in Saskatoon

Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News

· Posted: May 19, 2025 12:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

A convulsive agelong play successful Saskatoon has near 2 men dormant successful abstracted homicides. 

On Sunday astir 11 p.m., officers responded to a study of an injured antheral astatine Avenue B South and Spadina Crescent, adjacent the River Landing area, according to a Monday quality release.

A 43-year-old antheral was recovered with a stab coiled and taken to the hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries.

That homicide came little than 2 days aft different deadly incident. On Saturday astatine astir 5 a.m., constabulary were called to a motel successful the 2000 artifact of Avenue B North. A 20-year-old antheral was recovered with a gunshot wound. He was taken to the infirmary by constabulary but aboriginal died.

A 27-year-old antheral was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Police person not yet released his name.

Police are inactive searching for a 2nd suspect, 26-year-old Lawrence Opikokew, who remains astatine ample and is considered equipped and dangerous. Authorities impulse the nationalist not to attack him.

Opikokew is described arsenic six-foot-four, 190 pounds, with abbreviated achromatic hairsbreadth and brownish eyes.

Police are asking anyone with accusation astir the 2 incidents to interaction them oregon Crime Stoppers.