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Major Crime Unit investigating sudden and suspicious death in Inuvik

Keven Dow
By Keven Dow

The NT RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a suspicious death that took place in Inuvik on Friday, June 5th.

At approximately 11:39 pm, on Friday, Inuvik RCMP received a call regarding an injured, non-responsive adult man in a residence on Union Street.

The NT RCMP Major Crime Unit, in collaboration with Inuvik RCMP and the NT RCMP Forensic Identification Services, are investigating. The NWT Coroner Services is assisting with the sudden death investigation.

No one has been charged and the investigation is ongoing.

If you have information related to this file, contact Inuvik RCMP at 777-1111.

Keven Dow
Keven Dow
News. Keven moved here from Ontario in November of 2018. As of December Keven is back to doing full-time news after transitioning into a news/mid-days position in late 2019. Prior to that, he was doing weekends/news for about 8-9 months. He's from a small tomato town in Ontario and went to College at Fanshawe for Radio Broadcasting. He loves talking about sports, entertainment, the community, and local events. Got a news tip? Email me at [email protected]

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