By Canadian Press

RCMP in Northwest Territories charge B.C. man in fatal shooting

Mar 19, 2025 | 3:09 PM

YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP say charges have been laid in a shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the Northwest Territories.

Officers responded to a home early Saturday morning in the hamlet of Fort Providence, where a 31-year-old man was found dead.

Mounties say two others were found injured, with one person needing to be airlifted to Yellowknife for emergency treatment.

A 22-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., has been charged with murder, attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

Mounties say a countrywide warrant has been issued for the arrest of the suspect, who is considered armed and dangerous.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2025.

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