SaskatchewanChris Fahlman, 42, has been arrested and charged in the death of Tanya Myers, a passenger in an SUV who was shot and killed on a highway near Weyburn, Sask., this fall.Chris Fahlman, 42, appeared in Regina provincial court MondayListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesChris Fahlman is charged with manslaughter in the death of Tanya Myers, who was shot while she was a passenger in a vehicle on Highway 39 near Weyburn, Sask., on Sept. 12, 2025. (Chris Fahlman/Facebook)A 42-year-old Regina man has been arrested and charged 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., this fall.Chris Fahlman is charged with manslaughter with a firearm, careless use of a firearm, carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence and being in a vehicle knowing there’s a firearm inside. He appeared virtually in Regina provincial court Monday, and the judge adjourned the matter to Tuesday.RCMP Insp. Ashley St. Germaine said police are not looking for another suspect in the case, but declined to say what information led to Fahlman’s arrest, if he was known to police and where the shot that killed Myers was fired from.St. Germaine confirmed that Fahlman was arrested in Regina Saturday, after a seven-week-long investigation by the RCMP major crimes unit.”We are not aware of any direct connection between the accused and the occupants and the two vehicles that were struck,” Germaine told a virtual news conference. WATCH | Bystander video shows arrest of Chris Falhman 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.Myers, 44, was travelling in one of two vehicles that was hit by bullets while driving on Highway 39 just northwest of Weyburn on the evening of Sept. 12. The shooting put people living in the city and the surrounding area on edge. Some local residents told CBC they were avoiding driving on the portion of Highway 39 where Myers died, scared the shooter might strike again.Others speculated it was a hunting accident turned deadly, a theory St. Germaine said she couldn’t address.”I don’t have any information relating to him hunting in the area or poaching specifically.”LISTEN | Regina man charged in fatal highway shooting:The 3069:27Regina man charged in fatal highway shooting near WeyburnCBC’s Katie Swyers joins The 306 to talk about the RCMP arresting and charging 42-year-old Chris Fahlman in connection with the fatal shooting of Tanya Myers.Sadness turns to anger for driver of SUV Andrea Morrice was driving the SUV Myers was shot in, and said police told her Saturday about Fahlman’s arrest.”All along I thought that when someone was found I would be forgiving easily, thinking it would be someone who just didn’t know any better,” Morrice said.Instead, Morrice said she’s angry, particularly after looking at Fahlman’s Facebook page and comments made about the shooting, including one that reposted an RCMP post about the incident with the comment, “This is absolutely disgusting… What is this world coming to!!!””I cannot wait for the court proceedings to get underway so we can all find out more details as to what happened that night and get the closure that we need,” Morrice said.WATCH | RCMP provide update after manslaughter charge:RCMP provide update after man charged with manslaughter in Sask. highway shooting deathA 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the death of Tanya Myers, a passenger in an SUV who was shot and killed while driving on a highway near Weyburn, Sask., this fall. Chris Fahlman faces charges including one count of manslaughter with a firearm. Fahlman’s defence lawyer, Robert MacKay, urged the public to reserve judgment, saying everyone has a right to be presumed innocent.”With the arrest and charges only just laid, it would be inappropriate to provide further comment at this time,” he said in an email to The Canadian Press. In a previous interview about the night Myers was killed, Morrice told CBC that the gunshot to her car was so loud she thought something had burst inside her ear.“When I looked and saw Tanya’s face, I could tell she was in a lot of pain and I right away just called 911,” she said. Tanya Myers and her friend were travelling back to Weyburn from Regina when their SUV was shot. Myers died at the scene from a gunshot wound. (Submitted by RCMP)Morrice said Myers knew what had happened.“It just really feels like I got shot,” Myers told Morrice.It wasn’t until paramedics arrived and were trying to revive Myers, whose pulse had stopped, that Morrice noticed a bullet hole in the back of her SUV.“I could see a hole coming through the back seat, going through the back of the passenger seat,” she said. The driver of a second SUV travelling along Highway 39 at the same time as Myers and Morrice reported to police that their vehicle had also been shot.RCMP say a bullet was found in that SUV’s tire.With files from The Canadian Press
Regina man charged with manslaughter in highway shooting death near Weyburn, Sask.
