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Saskatoon police have launched their 10th homicide investigation of 2019.
Officers were called to an injured person in the 1800-block of 20th Street West at roughly 10 a.m. on Aug. 18.
The 25-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, according to a police press release.
Police and Medavie Health Services West paramedics attempted life-saving measures on the patient.
He was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. His name is not being released by police.
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The major crimes section had been investigating the incident as a suspicious death.
Following the completion of an autopsy on Aug. 20, police are now investigating it as a homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Saskatoon police at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.