SaskatchewanThe Regina man accused of fatally shooting Tanya Myers on Highway 39 near Weyburn arrived at court in the back of a white corrections van on Thursday for the second day of his bail hearing.Chris Fahlman is charged with second-degree murder and intentionally firing a gun while being recklessKatie Swyers · CBC News · Posted: Nov 20, 2025 3:28 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Chris Fahlman arrives at the Weyburn courthouse on Nov. 20, 2025, shortly before the second day of his bail hearing began. (CBC News)Accused shooter Chris Fahlman arrived at Weyburn’s King’s Bench courthouse in a white corrections van Thursday morning, shortly before the start of the second day of his bail hearing.A standard publication ban covers the evidence, arguments and material presented at the hearing hearing. Fahlman spent most of the day seated in the courtroom, looking straight ahead and listening to the proceedings.He is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Tanya Myers, 44, and intentionally firing a gun while being reckless to the life and safety of another person. Both charges stem from an incident on the evening of Sept. 12 on Highway 39, just northwest of Weyburn. Two vehicles travelling near each other were struck by gunfire.Myers was in the passenger seat of her friend’s SUV as they returned to Weyburn after a day in Regina when a bullet entered the back end of the vehicle, passed through the back seat and struck her. She died in the back of an ambulance on the roadside a short time later.WATCH | Bystander video shows arrest of Chris Fahlman in Regina:Bystander video shows arrest of Chris Fahlman in ReginaChris Fahlman was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Regina. He is now charged with manslaughter in the death of Tanya Myers, who was a passenger in an SUV when she was shot and killed on a highway near Weyburn, Sask., on Sept. 12, 2025.Fahlman and about a dozen courtroom attendees sat through over seven hours of material on Wednesday. The hearing was expected to conclude on Thursday.Justice Michael Morris indicated he will likely reserve his judgement on whether or not to grant Fahlman bail.Fahlman has been in custody since police stopped his truck and arrested him, guns drawn, on a street in the south end of Regina on Nov. 1.He was originally charged with manslaughter and three gun-related charges, including careless use of a firearm. Fahlman made several court appearances throughout November in Regina’s provincial court. His bail hearing was postponed multiple times. The Crown dropped the original charges and laid the new charges on Nov. 12, when the matter was officially moved to Weyburn. ABOUT THE AUTHORKatie Swyers is a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan, based in Regina. She is a 2021 Joan Donaldson Scholar and has previously worked for CBC Podcasts, CBC’s Marketplace, CBC’s network investigative unit, CBC Toronto, CBC Manitoba and as a chase producer for Canada Tonight on CBC News Network. You can reach her at katie.swyers@cbc.ca.
Bail hearing continues for Regina man accused in Sask. highway shooting
