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Man charged with murder in Saskatoon’s 8th homicide of 2016

A man is facing a second-degree murder charge in Saskatoon’s eighth homicide of 2016. File / Global News

Police have charged a man in Saskatoon’s eighth homicide of 2016.

On June 18, an man was found injured in the 300-block of Avenue E South.

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He was taken to hospital where he died from his injury.

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An autopsy confirmed the death as a homicide.

A 28-year-old man is now facing charges of second-degree murder, possession of a weapon for committing an offence and two counts of breach of undertakings.

His name has not been released by police.

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He is scheduled to appear Wednesday afternoon in Saskatoon provincial court.

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Police said surveillance footage provided by businesses in the area helped with their investigation.

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