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The Saskatoon Police Service has confirmed that human remains discovered on June 4, 2025, near Highway 7 belong to 31-year-old Chad Romanski of Saskatoon.

This confirmation comes after a forensic examination carried out in collaboration with the SPS Forensic Identification Section and the Office of the Chief Coroner. Based on findings from the investigation, police are now treating Romanski’s death as a homicide.

The remains were located west of Saskatoon, off Highway 7, prompting a joint investigation involving Major Crime detectives, forensic specialists, and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service. Investigators secured the area upon discovery and began work to determine the circumstances leading to the death.

On December 2, 2025, members of the SPS’ Warrant Enforcement Unit arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Gage Douglas Ulmer-Busler, in connection to the homicide of Chad Romanski. He has since been charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, and first-degree murder.

On December 3, 2025, a 39-year-old man, identified in court records as David Glen McKenzie, was arrested in connection to the homicide. He has been charged with First Degree Murder, Kidnapping, Assault with a Weapon, Intentionally Discharge a Firearm to Wound, Intentionally Discharge a Firearm while being Reckless, Utter Threats to Cause Death, Indecently Interfere with and Offer Indignity to Human Remains, Prohibited Possession of a Firearm, Prohibited Possession of Ammunition, and breaching court-imposed conditions.

Anyone with information about Chad Romanski or his recent activities is urged to contact the Saskatoon Police Service at (306) 975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.