The public in Saskatoon only learned about a shooting, a stabbing and four incidents involving youth, weapons and violence on Monday.
Saturday afternoon, police located a victim of an alleged beating in hospital. He said he had been beaten and robbed of his backpack by about 15 to 20 children and youth, some of whom he knew. Charges are expected.
And Sunday at 4:14 p.m., police received a call about multiple “kids” carrying machetes, bear spray and possibly a gun in the Mount Royal neighbourhood. A 16-year-old boy was located and charged with possession of a weapon. He was allegedly carrying bear spray. More charges are expected. Fraser explained that on weekends, the operational staff sergeant is responsible for issuing news releases, among “numerous other duties.” Given this workload, only incidents seen as having “
She could not explain why a release on the shooting was not issued, but called it an “anomaly” due to the heavy workload. Fraser said the youth melees would not necessarily have qualified for individual news release treatment; it’s a good bet the folks living in those neighbourhoods disagree.includes four full-time media relations positions, but no need has been identified to have them cover weekends, Fraser explained.
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