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In a case reminiscent of a CSI episode, two people have been arrested in Saskatoon after an investigation that included work by a forensic lab.
The case began Dec. 11 at around midnight, when Saskatoon police got multiple calls about gunshots in the 700 block of Avenue H South.
“Upon arrival, officers found that the suspects had since fled the area but located several spent cartridge cases nearby,” police said in a release. “There were no victims found and no injuries were reported.”
The Guns and Gangs Unit submitted the spent shell casings to the RCMP’s National Forensic Laboratory Services (NFLS) for further analysis.
On Dec. 20, a 36-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were arrested as part of another investigation and were found to be in possession of a loaded gun. Police sent the gun to the NFLS for analysis as well.
In March, Saskatoon police got the results from the NFLS that matched the spent cartridge cases from the Dec. 11 incident to the gun that was seized on Dec. 20.
As a result, the man and woman — both of whom are from Saskatoon — are facing a variety of gun-related charges.
“In a continued effort to combat gun crime within our community and province, a temporary ballistics lab operated by the Saskatchewan Firearms Office will soon be operational within the Saskatoon Police Service’s Headquarters,” the release said. “The lab will contain specialized equipment that is expected to expedite forensic results and conclude investigations more efficiently.”