Dennis Willard Dustyhorn is charged with manslaughter

Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Regina man Monday.
Dennis Willard Dustyhorn will make his first court appearance at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces five firearms-related charges, including careless use of a firearm.Regina Police Service said late Monday evening that a 42-year-old man is charged with manslaughter and a 17-year-old male faces firearms-related charges in connection with the noon-hour shooting on the 200 block of Ottawa Street.Police received a call at noon on Monday indicating a male had been wounded with a firearm, said police spokeswoman Elizabeth Popowich.When police and EMS arrived at the scene, they found a male in the backyard at the residence, she said."The male was taken to hospital by EMS and at about 12:50 p.m., was pronounced deceased," Popowich said.Popowich believes the call to police was made from the residence where the victim was shot.Police are in the process of confirming the victim's identity. Once his identity is confirmed, police will notify his next of kin.The deceased was the only person injured.Police did not release any details about the type of gun that fired the fatal shot. Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call them.On Monday afternoon, a convoy of police and emergency vehicles converged past a Road Closed sign that was set up to block traffic from the street while work on area water and sewer lines was underway.Shaken city workers and neighbours congregated on sidewalks in the area to talk about the tragic event that shattered the sunny day's tranquility.Barry Baker was standing outside his house talking with a friend when they heard a popping noise that sounded like a firecracker. Then police cars started pulling up."We looked out in the backyard and there was a young man laying on the grass next door motionless and a bunch of people were crying," Baker said.Baker, a resident on the street for seven years, said his next-door neighbours had moved on to the block about three months ago."I don't really know them but their kids play here once in a while," Baker said. "They were really quiet and good neighbours ... We don't usually get this kind of stuff happening -- it's a pretty quiet area. I'm in shock."Colin Docherty was also shaken. He was among a group of city workers who were making sewer and water repairs on the block. At the time of the shooting, he was sitting in his city truck filling out his time sheet when he heard what sounded like a firecracker going off."I started to back up and I saw a fella laying at the back of 226 Ottawa Street," Docherty said. "I didn't start putting two and two together until all the police cars started showing up ... I think that everybody is kind of in shock."Harvey Wolbaum, a SaskEnergy employee, was driving down the back lane when he got a jolt."I was just coming down the alley at dinnertime when a young kid on a mustang-style kind of chopper bike came flying out of the backyard and I almost hit him," Wolbaum said. "I hit the brakes and skidded. He just looked at me real quick and then took off south down the alley and was gone ...

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