SaskatchewanA Weyburn Court of King’s bench judge has formally reserved his decision on whether to grant bail for the Regina man accused of shooting and killing a woman on a highway near Weyburn.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: 4 hours 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)A Weyburn Court of King’s bench judge has formally reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to the Regina man accused of shooting and killing a woman on a highway near Weyburn.The bail hearing for Chris Fahlman, 42, ran Wednesday and Thursday, with court sitting for more than 13 hours over the two days. Justice Michael Morris reserved his decision on bail to an unspecified date.A standard publication ban covers the evidence, arguments and material presented at the hearing hearing. Fahlman arrived at the courthouse in a white corrections van Thursday morning.He spent most of the day seated in the courtroom, looking straight ahead and listening to the proceedings.Fahlman 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.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.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 made several court appearances throughout November in Regina’s provincial court. His bail hearing was postponed multiple times.He was originally charged with manslaughter and three gun-related charges, including careless use of a firearm.The Crown dropped those original charges and laid the new ones 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.
Judge reserves bail decision in Sask. highway shooting case
