The Prince Albert Police Service has declared a fatal shooting from last week to be the city’s fifth homicide of 2025.

A 16-year-old female was declared deceased at a residence in the 900 block of 12th Street West last Thursday morning. A 17-year-old male who was arrested at the scene has been charged with breaching conditions. However, no further charges have been laid in relation to the homicide at this time. The P-A Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit (MCU) and Forensic Indentification Section executed a search warrant at the residence where the fatal shooting occurred last Friday. The MCU continues to investigate and anyone with information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.