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2 men charged with 1st-degree murder in Regina homicide

Keli Stonechild and Dontay Bellegarde are charged with first-degree murder.

The death was Regina's third homicide of 2025

Darla Ponace · CBC News ·
Police tape and officers with the Regina Police Service are shown near in a parking lot.
Regina police have charged two men in the death of a man in the 800 block of Victoria Avenue on April 24. (Germain Wilson/CBC)

Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide, the city's third this year, that occurred in the early morning hours of April 24.  

Regina police and EMS personnel responded to a call to the 800 block of Victoria Avenue where they found an injured man who later died. 

Police have said the victim's name will not be released at the request of the family.

Police have charged Keli Stonechild, 33, and Dontay Bellegarde, 23, with first-degree murder. Bellegarde has also been charged with failing to comply with a probation order.

Stonechild made his first appearance at Regina provincial court on Monday morning. Bellegarde is scheduled to appear on Tuesday.

Anyone who has information that could assist police in this investigation is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Regina Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Darla Ponace

Darla Ponace is a Saulteaux woman from Zagime Anishinabek First Nations. She started as an associate producer in the Indigenous Pathways program at CBC. She is currently working with CBC Saskatchewan as a reporter. You can email her at darla.ponace@cbc.ca with story ideas.

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