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Saskatoon police identify homicide victim

Saskatoon police have identified Tuesday's homicide victim as 33-year-old Melissa Bear
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At approximately 10:20 p.m., on Aug. 29, patrol officers responded to a home in the 1100 block of St. Paul’s Place after it was reported a woman appeared to be injured inside.

SASKATOON – Update: Saskatoon police have identified Tuesday's homicide victim as 33-year-old Melissa Bear. Anyone with information regarding the murder of Melissa Bear is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Original story: Saskatoon police are investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday night. At approximately 10:20 p.m., on Aug. 29, patrol officers responded to a home in the 1100 block of St. Paul’s Place after it was reported a woman appeared to be injured inside. When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old woman. She was taken to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later.

Police say her name is not being released at this time. Detectives from the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections are investigating.

This is Saskatoon’s eighth homicide of 2023.

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