A public inquest into the death of Vincent Lee Tuckanow will be held starting tomorrow scheduled to last until Friday at the Royal Hotel in Regina.

Twenty-three-year-old Tuckanow went into medical distress in his cell at the Regina Police Service on August 22, 2023. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was called and staff began life-saving efforts. EMS arrived, took over his care, and transported him to the Regina General Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The Coroners Act states that the Chief Coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person’s death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.

The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death. The coroner’s jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.