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Prince Albert police investigate 2019’s first homicide after man dies in hospital

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Prince Albert police are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2019 after a 27-year-old man died in hospital after being assaulted on Feb. 9. File Photo / Global News

The Prince Albert Police Service are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2019.

Police say a 27-year-old man passed away in a Saskatoon hospital after being assaulted in an alley of the 200 block of 12th Street East, shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 9.

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His name has not been released and an autopsy is expected later this week.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Prince Albert police at 306-953-4222 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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