SASKATOON – A 14-year-old boy charged with manslaughter in a Saskatoon shooting death is facing more charges. A 15-year-old boy was found dead at a home in the 300-block of Avenue Q South early in the evening on Sept. 7, 2015.
It was the city’s sixth homicide this year.
The 14-year-old was originally charged on Sept. 11 with numerous firearms-related offences following an investigation by police, which involved the Crown prosecutor.
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On Sept. 14, he was charged with manslaughter along with criminal negligence causing death.
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Police have now charged him with possession of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of a firearm obtained in the commission of an offence.
Investigators said they linked the gun used in the shooting death to one reported stolen from a vehicle in northwest Saskatoon on Sept. 5.
The teen, who is now facing 15 Criminal Code charges, made an appearance Wednesday morning in Saskatoon provincial court.
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