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N.W.T. RCMP investigating man's death after assault in Behchokǫ

The N.W.T. RCMP's Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was assaulted in Behchokǫ last week and later died of his injuries. No one has been charged.

Police called to residence in Behchokǫ on Thursday, where they found man unconscious and injured

Houses in a northern community.
Behchokǫ, N.W.T., in 2021. RCMP said on Tuesday they were called to a residence in the community last Thursday, where they found a man unconscious and seriously injured. The man later died in hospital. (Chantal Dubuc/CBC)

The N.W.T. RCMP's Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was assaulted in Behchokǫ last week and later died of his injuries.

Police said in a news release on Tuesday that they received a report last Thursday just after 9 p.m., saying a man had been assaulted at a home in Behchokǫ.

RCMP went to the residence and found a man unconscious and seriously injured. He was then taken to hospital where he later died.

Nobody has been charged. 

Police are asking anybody with information to contact RCMP in Behchokǫ at 867-392-1111.