Death investigation on 4th Ave now deemed homicide

WATCH: Regina police have now upgraded a death investigation to a homicide – after a body was discovered on 4th Avenue on Monday.

A death investigation that began Monday evening, when Regina police discovered a body near a home on 4th Avenue, has now been deemed a homicide investigation.

The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Brando Peji.

At around 8 p.m. Monday, officers with the Regina Police Service (RPS) were called to the 3000 block of 4th Avenue, in Regina’s North Central area.

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Police discovered a body once they arrived.

The area was secured and personnel from the service’s major crime and forensic identification units were called in – in addition to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.

Anyone with information that could assist police in the investigation is asked to contact RPS or to submit a tip to Regina Crime Stoppers.