REGINA — Police have arrested a third person in a homicide investigation that began in January, after officers found a man’s body in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle on the city’s west side.
Shyla Keewatin, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and committing an indignity to a body in the death of Michael Ross. Keewatin is scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Wednesday.
Two others were previously charged.
Steven Lee Myslichuk, 37, was arrested on Jan. 26 and appeared in court on Jan. 28. His case returns on Feb. 4. Court documents show Myslichuk is charged with knowingly assisting a person who had murdered Michael Ross to escape. He is also charged with indecently interfering with Ross’s remains on Jan. 17 by placing the body in a hockey bag, putting it in a vehicle trunk, and driving around the city.
Kobe Samuel Fiddler, 26, is charged with interfering with human remains on Jan. 19 by driving around the city with the body in a hockey bag in the trunk, and with fleeing from police. He is also charged with knowingly assisting the person who killed Michael Ross to escape, having and concealing a pellet gun, and possession of a firearm, a pellet gun, while prohibited.
According to Regina Police Service, officers attempted a traffic stop downtown near Saskatchewan Drive and Albert Street around 3 a.m. on Jan. 19. The vehicle sped off. The Aerial Support Unit later located it in the 1400 block of Princess Street, but the occupants had already fled the scene.
Officers found a man’s body inside the vehicle. Investigators later secured a residence in the city's Pioneer Village neighbourhood in the 3700 block of Dewdney Avenue as part of the ongoing investigation.
Police say this is an ongoing investigation. 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).
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