The Regina Police Service says it has charged a man following Friday’s death investigation on Fisher Street.
Police say officers discovered the body of Jones Raymond Oakes, 54, at a home on Fisher Street shortly before 8:30 a.m.
A 53-year-old woman, who sustained minor injuries and who was inside the home at the time of the incident, directed police to the body.
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Officers performed CPR on Oakes until EMS arrived, but were unsuccessful in their attempt to revive him.
Officers say they witnessed a man fleeing the home and were able to detain him.
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Joseph Delaney Oakes, 31, is facing charges of first-degree murder and assault with a weapon.
He makes his first court appearance on Monday.
It is the city’s seventh homicide of 2020.
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