2nd Sask. Pen. inmate dies
Jun 7, 2017 | 12:06 PM
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A second inmate has died at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in just under two weeks.
This morning at roughly 4:30 a.m., Daniel James Tokarchuk, died in federal custody. Emergency services were called and he was taken to the hospital where he eventually died. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, Tokarchuk was convicted in the shooting of his former Hells Angels associate, Trevor Savoie. Tokarchuk claimed the killing was self-defence.
Tokarchuk, 44, was serving an indeterminate sentence since Dec. 16, 2004 for second degree murder, among other charges.
The police and the coroner have been notified, and Correctional Service Canada will review the circumstances of the incident.
