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By CKOM News

Crime

Saskatoon police looking for ‘armed and dangerous’ man after city’s third murder of 2025

May 18, 2025 | 1:47 PM

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have charged a 27-year-old man with first degree murder and are looking for a second “armed and dangerous” suspect after a man was shot at a motel in the city on Saturday.

It is the third homicide in the city in 2025.

SPS said in a news release late Saturday night that officers were called to the motel in the 2000 block of Avenue B North, believed to be Riviera Motor Inn, around 5 a.m. on May 17 after receiving a report of a person with a gunshot wound.

Police said they found an injured 20-year-old man, who was taken to hospital and later died.

SPS said they are looking for 26-year-old Lawrence Opikowew in connection with the shooting. They described Opikowew as Indigenous, 6-foot-4” and 190 lbs, with short black hair and brown eyes. No photo was supplied.

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Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section continue to investigate.

Anyone with information on the location of Lawrence Opikokew is asked to contact Saskatoon Police at 306-975-8300 or to inform Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at saskcrimestoppers.com.