No charges for Regina officer who fatally shot homicide suspect: watchdog

A Regina police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a 29-year-old homicide suspect last year, according to a Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) investigation. The officer acted within legally protected limits, according to the report dated August 14. The suspect, who was arrested two days prior to the shooting on July 16, 2025, was found by police on July 18 in an alley near Garnet Street and Athol Street.

He was carrying a knife and a replica Glock 19 handgun, and a cellphone was also recovered from the scene. The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso, and toxicology results showed multiple drugs in his system. The officer claimed he feared for his life and acted in response to that fear. No contradictory evidence was found, and no video evidence of the shooting was available.