A 25-year-old B.C. man has died in the territory香蕉视频直播檚 seventh homicide this year.
The man was shot in the Porter Creek neighbourhood Sept. 20 and died at Whitehorse General Hospital the next day.
Whitehorse RCMP responded to reports of multiple gunshots around 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of Wann Road and the Alaska Highway.
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A second person who was in the vehicle with the victim was not injured, MacKinnon said.
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Police are still looking for the red pickup. It is described as a newer-style Dodge Ram crew cab.
Witnesses nearby said they both heard the gunshots and called the police.
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With files from Jesse Winter