SaskatchewanA 44-year-old woman was killed Friday night in a shooting on a southeastern Saskatchewan highway that police believe was random.44-year-old passenger was struck by gunshot while in vehicle near Weyburn Friday night, police sayJeffery Tram · CBC News · Posted: Sep 13, 2025 4:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoSaskatchewan RCMP say the fatal shooting of a woman on Highway 39 near Weyburn on Friday night appears to have been random. (CBC)A 44-year-old woman was killed Friday night in a shooting on a southeastern Saskatchewan highway that police believe was random.RCMP officers were called shortly after 8 p.m. Friday with a report of a seriously injured person in an SUV on Highway 39, about three kilometres west of Weyburn.Insp. Ashley St. Germaine of the RCMP’s major crimes branch said Saturday that two women were travelling toward Weyburn in a black Ford Explorer when they heard a loud crack.”An investigation to date indicates someone discharged a firearm which struck and entered the travelling Ford Explorer, injuring the passenger, a 44-year-old female from Weyburn,” St. Germaine said on Saturday.She said the woman was shot and died at the scene. Her death is considered suspicious.The family has been notified, and St. Germaine said, “Our thoughts are with them during this very difficult time.”The driver, who is also from the Weyburn area, was not injured and is not considered a suspect, St. Germaine said. No one else was in the vehicle.The RCMP’s major crimes unit is investigating, and at this point, the shooting appears to have been random, St. Germaine said.”We don’t believe that there’s any increased risk to the public,” she said.St. Germaine said investigators have not determined where the shot came from or the type of firearm used, but did confirm the bullet went through the back of the vehicle.”We are still in the infancy in determining exactly how that happened,” St. Germaine said.Insp. Ashley St. Germaine of the RCMP’s major crimes branch is asking the public to report any information that could help with the investigation. (Jeffery Tram/CBC)Police are asking anyone who was driving on Highway 39, or northwest of Weyburn around 8 p.m. Friday to report anything unusual, including suspicious people, vehicles or activity.”Perhaps you know or saw something last night. Did someone say they were going target practicing? Did you see a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 39, or any other suspicious activities?” St. Germaine said. “Please report any information you have to police, even if it doesn’t seem significant.”Police are also asking for dashcam footage, property surveillance video, or cellphone video from the area.RCMP also warned that members of the public, including farmers and others working late, should remain vigilant, making sure to lock their vehicles and remove their keys.So far, no other suspicious incidents in the area have been linked to the shooting, police said.Highway 39 has now reopened to traffic, but St. Germaine said there will be an increased police presence in the Weyburn area through the weekend, as the investigation continues.Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or to make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.ABOUT THE AUTHORJeffery is a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan in Regina. He previously worked at CBC Toronto as an associate producer. You can reach him at jeffery.tram@cbc.ca.
Woman killed in random shooting on highway near Weyburn: Sask. RCMP
