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Saskatoon police want to speak to robbery victim about weekend homicide

Police are investigating Saskatoon’s fifth homicide of the year.
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Investigators have been able to determine that a robbery involving a firearm took place in the same area just prior to the homicide.

SASKATOON — Three males, ages 13, 14 and 16, all from Saskatoon, are charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a 27-year-old year old Saskatoon man, Shedane Favel.

Investigators with the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section have been able to determine that a robbery involving a firearm took place in the same area just prior to the homicide. The first incident involved a separate victim who had been riding a bicycle. The unknown victim was able to flee the area, however police are asking him to come forward, or for anyone who has information on the incident to call 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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.