Teenage boy charged in Saskatoon’s latest murder

Police have charged a 17-year-old boy in the city’s 16th murder.

In a news release Friday, police said major crimes investigators with the assistance of the guns and gangs unit located and arrested the teen without incident Thursday.

He is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm while prohibited.

Family identified the victim as 35-year-old Winston Littlecrow.

Police said he died after being shot in the 200 block of Avenue X north on Dec. 7.

Police search on Avenue H South

Just after 5:30 p.m., police in tactical gear surrounded a home in the 300 block of Avenue H South.

Saskatoon police respond to an incident on the 300 block of Avenue H South on Dec. 12, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Police said they were conducting a search in relation to the murder investigation.

Traffic restrictions were lifted around 11:30 p.m.

Police have not said what they found in the home, or if anyone was arrested.