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Two deaths within less than 24 hours of each other are being investigated by police as Saskatoon’s seventh and eighth homicides of 2024.
In the seventh homicide of the year, officers responded on Monday around 11:20 a.m. to the 3200 block of 33rd Street West after reports of an insecure property. Officers on the scene found a woman dead in the basement.
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Police have confirmed the woman’s identity as 24 year old Melissa Duquette.
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In the eighth homicide of 2024, police responded Tuesday around 12:50 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 200 block of Avenue O South.
Officers at the scene found a 25-year-old man suffering from a gun shot wound. According to police, the man was rushed to Royal University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The investigations are continuing into both deaths. There was no immediate indication of any connection between the two incidents.
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