SaskatoonNakita Tootoosis, a cousin of homicide victim Tim Tootoosis, is now charged with first-degree murder in connection with his death.Nakita Tootoosis, cousin of 30-year-old found dead in Saskatoon in 2024, had been charged with manslaughterDan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: Dec 02, 2025 4:29 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Police executing a search warrant at a house in Saskatoon found the body of Tim Tootoosis, 30, on Dec. 18, 2024. (Submitted by Priscilla Tootoosis-Iron)The cousin of homicide victim Tim Tootoosis, originally charged with manslaughter, is now charged with first-degree murder in connection with his 2024 death in Saskatoon.Nakita Tootoosis, 34, wept as she appeared in court by video from Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert on Tuesday. Prosecutor David Piche withdrew the manslaughter charge against her and replaced it with a charge of first-degree murder. Piche also withdrew two gang-related charges against her.Nakita Tootoosis now joins seven others who are all charged with first-degree murder in Tim Tootoosis’s death.Five of those accused are also charged with unlawful confinement and offering an indignity to human remains.Saskatoon police found Tim Tootoosis’s body on Dec. 18, 2024, while executing a search warrant at a house in the 1700 block of 22nd Street W. In addition to Nakita Tootoosis, the others accused are Emory Aubichon, Destini Gardypie, Michael Landry, Donovan Lemstra, Michael McCallum, Vernon Peequaquat, and Roderick Rabbitskin.ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Zakreski is a reporter in Saskatoon.
8th person accused in death of Tim Tootoosis now charged with 1st-degree murder
