photo credit: Saskatoon Police Service

A 53-year-old man has been charged with first degree murder following an incident in the city’s north end on Monday evening.

Police were called to a business in the 3900 block of Millar Avenue, north of Marquis Drive around 8pm.

A 23-year-old man had been stabbed. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect fled the scene was but arrested later near 2nd Avenue South and Spadina Crescent East in the downtown.

The Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections are investigating