Saskatoon police ask for public's help as they investigate homicide near Fairhaven School

Saskatoon police are asking people who live in the area where the city's latest homicide happened to review their security cameras for suspicious activity.

Officers responded to an injured person report in the 400 block of Forrester Road — where Fairhaven School is located — Wednesday morning.

They found a 66-year-old man suffering from life-threatening injuries, police said in news release. Paramedics attended to him and took him to the hospital, where he died. It is the 11th homicide in Saskatoon this year.

Saskatoon police investigators were on scene in the 400 block of Forrester Road, near Fairhaven School, on Wednesday morning after receiving an injured persons report.
Classes at Fairhaven School are cancelled on Wednesday due to an increased police presence in the area. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC)

Fairhaven School was closed Wednesday due to the police presence in the area, Saskatoon Public Schools said.

Police are asking people living on Hull Crescent (facing the school), Forrester Road, Olmstead Road, Cooper Way and Cooper Crescent to review any security cameras for suspicious activity between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Police are also asking people in those areas to check their yards and garbage bins for discarded evidence. Anyone with information can call police directly or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.

Saskatoon police investigators were on scene in the 400 block of Forrester Road, near Fairhaven School, on Wednesday morning after receiving an injured persons report.
Saskatoon police investigators work at the scene. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC)