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A dog and a home were shot in the early hours of Halloween in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood.
This is now the fourth time a home has allegedly been shot in the city in just under a month.
The dog was inside the home when the shooting occurred. Animal Protective Services were called to assist with the dog, but there’s no further update.
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Krystal Morgan lives nearby and said she’s scared to be home alone.
“When my boyfriend is out of town, it’s not safe at all,” she said. “That’s why we went and got the cameras hooked up, and I now pay for a camera system.”
Other neighbours on her street have big dogs to protect themselves and their home. Morgan said it’s too expensive for her to get a dog right now, but she has other safety precautions in place.
“I’ve got a two by four at my front door, so when I go to bed at night I put the two by four down so front door can’t get kicked in, same with the back because you never know,” Morgan said.
Morgan said the gun violence in Regina is concerning.
“Where are they getting all these weapons, and how are they getting them and why are they doing it? You just don’t feel safe going out anymore,” she said.
She’s not sure if an increased police presence in the area would make a difference, but she said she feels safer with police around.
“When the cops constantly sat there, it was comfortable but I know they can’t sit there all the time,” Morgan said.
“But the minute they pull away, the next thing you think about is ‘what’s going to happen next?’ I constantly lie awake at night.”
Morgan said she bought the house only a year ago and said a murder, stabbing and now a shooting all happened near by.
“I’d just like to feel safer,” she said.
Regina Police Service concerned
Karlie McGeough, Social Media Officer with the Regina Police Service (RPS), said the number of shootings is concerning.
“Incidents involving firearms and the presence of firearms — in not just Regina but all communities across the country — have been on the rise for several years,” she said. “This is concerning for police but we are doing what we can to take those firearms off the streets and hold those offenders accountable.”
She said the different home shootings don’t appear to be related.
“What we’ve kind of figured through investigation here is there doesn’t appear to be any connection to the incidents that took place a couple weeks ago and Thursday,” McGeough said.
“In the early stages of the investigation based on our evidence, neither of these appear to be random acts.”
The shooting occurred on Oct. 31 at around 3:15 a.m. on the 1000 block of King Street. When police arrived, they found a bullet hole in the front door of the residence.
Police are asking anyone with information or security camera footage to come forward.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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