The deaths of two people found on a residential street on Saturday are being connected by Yellowknife RCMP to drug trafficking.
Officers reaching Bigelow Crescent early on Saturday morning discovered one person dead and another seriously injured, who later passed away in hospital.
In a Saturday statement, police termed the deaths a “double homicide.”
Providing an update to Cabin Radio on Sunday evening, RCMP said an investigation is ongoing and nobody has so far been arrested or charged.
“Our investigation to date supports that these homicides were targeted events that relate to the illicit drug trade in Yellowknife,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl Matt Halstead said by email.
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“At this time, there is nothing to suggest that there is a risk to the wider public.
“The investigative team believes that there are witnesses to this event that have not come forward and we are appealing to anyone with information to reach out to us immediately.”
Anyone with any information about what happened is asked to call the Yellowknife detachment at 867-669-1111 or leave a tip online.
