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By Nigel Maxwell

City crime

UPDATE: Police charge five in death of 22-year-old man

Mar 23, 2019 | 8:25 AM

UPDATE: Prince Albert Police say five people have been charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man on Friday.

Police have charged four men, age 31, 23, 23, and 21, and one woman, age 19 with first-degree murder in the case. All five are expected to make their first court appearance on Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.

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The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating the city’s fourth homicide of 2019, and the second at the same downtown apartment building in less than three days.

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Friday afternoon, officers were called to Rivercrest Apartments for a complaint of an assault in progress.

Once on scene, the officers located a 22-year-old man in critical condition. The man was transported to the Victoria Union Hospital by ambulance where he was later pronounced deceased.

The police service has confirmed arrests have been made in connection to this death and have also said the deceased and the suspects are known to each other. An autopsy has been scheduled to take place sometime next week.

Police were called to the same apartment building two days earlier in response to an unconscious infant. The two year old boy later died in hospital. Police have said the two homicide investigations do not appear to be related.

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