SaskatoonAfter the fatal shooting of Nykera Brown, accused killer Andrew Rosenfeldt told police she had friends in a Saskatoon street gang.Court introduced to cast of characters at Andrew Rosenfeldt’s murder trial Dan Zakreski · CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2025 3:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoAndrew Rosenfeldt is charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 15, 2022, shooting death of Nykera Brown. (Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench)Andrew Rosenfeldt introduced a cast of Saskatoon gang characters in a videotaped interview he did with police hours after the fatal shooting of Nykera Brown on Nov. 15, 2022.A recording of his interview with Sgt. Brock Lynden was played in court Tuesday morning, the second day of Rosenfeldt’s judge-alone trial on a charge of second-degree murder at Court of King’s Bench.A Crown witness, Catherine “Cat” Iron also testified Tuesday, offering a first-person glimpse into how the gang operates, and some its players. She testified that she believes Rosenfeldt shot and killed Brown and then tried to pass it off as a suicide.The trial’s gang tone was set Monday when a Crown witness appeared in court as part of a defence motion. The young man arrived in the courtroom dressed head to toe in black, all but his eyes obscured by a ball cap, balaclava and hoodie.Justice Heather MacMillan-Brown instructed him to show his face to confirm his identity.’Tell me what happened’In the videotaped interview with police shown on Tuesday, Rosenfeldt spoke of Brown’s friends in the Terror Squad gang. He said “Cat” and “Cole the Hole” were both in the apartment just before the shooting, and that Brown reported to a gang higher-up known as “DJ.””Cat” was later identified as Catherine Iron. Her common-law partner, Cole Zimmerman, is also scheduled to testify.Rosenfeldt did the interview hours after Brown’s shooting and declined his right to have a lawyer present. Lynden appeared skeptical of Rosenfeldt’s story from the start.”You’re the one that can tie this puzzle together,” he said.”Tell me what happened.”Lynden, a major crimes officer, added that he knew the apartment building well because he’d investigated a shooting there earlier of a man named Blays Bruneau, and had met Brown then.Nykera Brown died in a Saskatoon apartment on Nov. 15, 2022. (Nykera Brown/Facebook)Lynden said police were able to respond to Brown’s shooting so quickly because they were already in the area responding to an auto crash nearby on Avenue P. He said the area was well-lit, and had cameras.Rosenfeldt said in the interview that two men dressed in black, one of whom was armed with a handgun, broke into the apartment minutes after Cat and Cole had left “to see someone on the corner.” “They came in and shot her, and left,” he said.He added that members of the Indian Posse lived on the second floor of the building.Lynden asked Rosenfeldt directly whether he shot Brown.”No,” he replied.”Did she shoot herself?” Lynden asked.After a pause, Rosenfeldt said, “I didn’t see her get shot. I don’t know.”He said Brown had a history of self-harm, trying to to jump off a bridge and cutting herself. He added that she had been drugged, kidnapped and beaten by the Terror Squad.Gun in apartment describedWhen she took the stand later on Tuesday, Iron testified that she and Zimmerman went to the apartment to visit with Brown and Rosenfeldt. She said that all four were members of the Terror Squad. Brown had a gang tattoo, “2019,” on her chest and recently been promoted within the gang, she said.Iron said the four sat around smoking meth and drinking from a 26-ounce bottle of vodka she had in a backpack. She said that she noticed a gun on the bed and asked Brown to move it.Brown put on a pair of gloves, to avoid leaving fingerprints, and moved the gun.When asked whether Brown was intoxicated, Iron replied, “not intoxicated, just buzzed up.”The three — Iron, Zimmerman and Brown — left the apartment after an hour to meet a mutual friend who lived in a tent behind Prairie Harm Reduction, Iron said. They intended to walk on 20th Street to get fresh air.Once in the hallway, Iron said that Brown returned to the apartment to retrieve something she had left behind. That was the last time Iron saw her friend alive.Combative crossMurphy cross-examined Iron about apparent discrepancies between her testimony Tuesday and her testimony in July 2024 at Rosenfeldt’s preliminary hearing.Her testimony varied over whether she had been beaten by Terror Squad members while she was pregnant, where she bought the vodka the night Brown died and the definition of the gang expression “lick.”There were also tense exchanges in court between Murphy and Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Addabor as there were suggestions that Rosenfeldt was sending signals to his mother, in the gallery, who was then relaying the message to people outside. The allegation was never proven.Iron was cautioned on a break, however, after she whispered, “I hope you rot in jail,” to Rosenfeldt when she passed by him in the prisoner’s box.Iron testified that Rosenfeldt was “sketching out” on meth and that she believed that he shot and killed Brown, and then tried to pass it off as a suicide.She said she is no longer a member of the gang.She added that a “lick” is a gang term for stripping a member of their gang insignia, or flag, for having done something wrong.Iron’s cross-examination is scheduled to continue Wednesday.ABOUT THE AUTHORDan Zakreski is a reporter in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon murder trial reveals dangerous gang dynamics
