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Update: Police arrest three for Saskatoon's fifth homicide

Three teens arrested for murder of 27-year-old man who told police he had been shot in the 200 block of Ave O South.
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A man died in hospital after being transported there with life-threatening injuries.

SASKATOON — The Saskatoon Police Service has identified a 27-year-old male, Shedane Favel, as the victim of Saskatoon’s latest homicide investigation.

Three males aged 13, 14 and 16 have been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a shooting that occurred on the morning of April 24.

This is Saskatoon’s fifth homicide of 2022.

According to a release by the police, on April 24, at approximately 6:30 a.m. a police officer was waved down by a 27-year-old male who said he had been shot in the 200 block of Ave O South.

The man was transported to hospital by Medavie Health Services West with life-threatening injuries. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Patrol officers as well as members of the Forensic Identification Section, Serious Assault Unit and the Major Crime Section are investigating. 

Anyone with any information related to this incident is asked to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at 306-975-8300 or Saskatoon Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.