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An afternoon guilty plea midway through a murder trial took a Court of Queen’s Bench judge by surprise on Wednesday.
Adam Tyler Michael Taniskishayinew, who turns 29 on Thursday, had been standing trial for second-degree murder in the June 11, 2019 shooting death of 30-year-old Denny Troy Jimmy. Justice Michael Tochor heard 2½ days worth of evidence and, like others, returned to court in the afternoon expecting to hear from additional witnesses.
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Court hears about shotgun, prints located following shooting that left Denny Jimmy dead Court heard a sawed-off shotgun was found near the scene of a crash in which Denny Jimmy was found dead.
Author of the article: Heather Polischuk
Publishing date: Mar 02, 2021 • March 2, 2021 • 3 minute read • Police and paramedics respond to the scene of an incident on 5th Avenue East between McDonald Street and Lindsay Street on June 11, 2019. The single-vehicle crash gave way to a homicide investigation into the death of Denny Jimmy. Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
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A sawed-off shotgun was found outside a house shortly after the incident that left Denny Troy Jimmy dead, a Regina court heard Tuesday.
While she was certain he was already dead, she had no idea how it had happened.
“There was no blood,” she testified. “There was no injury on him. There was no foaming at the mouth which is sometimes there when there’s an overdose. There was nothing.”
At least, nothing apparent. That changed, said Sgt. Jason Gunderson, once a coroner was on hand for the removal of Jimmy’s body from the vehicle. While they were removing Jimmy’s shirt, Gunderson noted a “significant hole” he recognized to be a gunshot wound in the man’s back, around the shoulder area.