UPDATED: Regina police release name of man whose body found in car, seek public help

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The Regina Police Service has announced charges against a 26-year-old man in relation to an incident that led to officers finding a human body in a vehicle in Regina. Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post

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Regina police are calling for public assistance on an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in a vehicle earlier this month.

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The man was identified as 56-year-old Michael Norman Ross in a Regina Police Service (RPS) news release on Thursday. He is a victim of homicide, according to police.

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As of Thursday, two people face charges in relation to the case, but nobody has been charged as being directly responsible for his death.

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In a Tuesday news release, RPS said a 37-year-old man faces charges of indignity to a body as well as accessory after the fact to murder. That RPS release notes he was arrested Monday night.

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The indignity charge alleges the 37-year-old man loaded Ross’ body into a hockey bag and then into the trunk of a Chrysler 300. It alleges the body was driven “around the city.”

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A 26-year-old man was previously charged with indignity to a human body, flight from a peace officer, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm when prohibited, and accessory after the fact to murder.

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Shortly before 3 a.m. on Jan. 19, officers attempted to stop a vehicle near the intersection of Albert Street and Saskatchewan Drive, according to the RPS.

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While the vehicle initially evaded police, a crew on board the RPS airplane located it a short time later on the 1400 block of Princess Street, in the city’s North Central neighbourhood, according to police.

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By that time, all of the occupants were said to have fled the vehicle in which officers located Ross.

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Further investigation led officers to a residence in the 3700 block of Dewdney Avenue, according to police.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or report a tip anonymously to Regina Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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