PRINCE ALBERT — Second Update: A man is now facing charges in the death of Norman Wenzel in Prince Albert last month.
Quentin Gardiner, 38, is charged with first-degree murder in the case. He was scheduled to make his first court appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Aug. 13.
Prince Albert Police Service arrested Gardiner for the charge on Aug. 12.
Update: The Prince Albert Police Service continues to investigate the city’s second homicide of 2024.
The 41-year-old victim has been identified as Norman Wenzel.
An autopsy was completed Tuesday, July 2, and investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division Major Crimes and Forensic Identification Section continue to investigate. No arrests have been made at this time.
Investigators continue to ask anyone who lives in the area of the 100-800 Block of 15th Avenue East and McIntosh Drive from 1st Street East to 15th Avenue East to check their video surveillance from midnight to 2 a.m. on July 1. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 306-953-4222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at
Original post: Police are asking people to check their surveillance video after a homicide early Canada Day morning.
On July 1, at 1:15 a.m., the Prince Albert Police Service and Parkland Ambulance responded to a residence on Kemp Crescent for a complaint of a disturbance. Police located a 41-year-old male suffering from severe injuries. The male was transported to the Victoria Hospital by Parkland Ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries. An autopsy is scheduled for July 2, 2024.
Police have not made any arrests at this time.
Further updates will be provided as members of the Criminal Investigations Division, the Forensic Identification Section and the Coroner’s Office continue to investigate.
Police are asking that anyone who lives in the area to check any residential surveillance video. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 306-953-4222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at https://www.p3tips.com/248.
