Regina police were called to a house in the 1100 block of Queen Street on October 15th at approximately 11:30 am on report of an unresponsive male.

Police locates the victim, Brendan Ross Akachuk, 25, of Regina suffering from serious injuries. Akachuk was rushed to hospital where he died of his injuries a few days later.

Darwin Sheppard 25, was originally charged with Aggravated Assault, however his charge has been upgraded to manslaughter.

The 2017 Regina Homicide Victim List is available here.