Regina police lay 1st-degree murder charge in city's 2nd homicide of the year

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 1:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Regina constabulary say a 36-year-old antheral has been charged with first-degree execution successful the sidesplitting of a antheral connected the city's eastbound side.

Police accidental officers and paramedics responded conscionable aft midnight CST connected Thursday morning to a telephone astir an injured antheral astatine a location connected the 400 artifact of East College Avenue, blocks distant from Miller Comprehensive High School.

Officers recovered 42-year-old Christopher Seaton injured astatine the country and attempted life-saving measures. Paramedics declared him dead astatine the scene.

Police say investigation by the large crimes and forensic units, on with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, determined the decease was a homicide, the city's 2nd of the year.

Regina police, including SWAT and canine units, arrested 36-year-old Regina antheral James Dubois in Davidson connected Thursday. He was charged with first-degree murder.

Dubois was scheduled to marque his archetypal tribunal quality connected Friday successful Regina's provincial court.