PUNNICHY – A Regina man is facing charges in relation to the death of Kihaw Fox of Piapot First Nation.
The charges stem from a call to police of an injured woman at a home in Punnichy. At 4:30 a.m. on April 22, Punnichy RCMP attended the house.
"Officers immediately responded and located an injured female inside the residence," said RCMP in a media release. "She was later declared deceased by STARS at the scene."
Fox, 31, was identified and her family was then contacted.
Police were able to find a suspect, Ethan Sunshine, 28, who was on the George Gordon First Nation at the time of his arrest.
Sunshine, a Regina resident, faces charges of second degree murder, criminal negligence causing death, reckless discharge of a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle.
He made an initial court appearance in Punnichy on April 25.
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