RCMP ends investigation into homicide at Yellowknife apartment building

Lead suspect died outside the territory

Image | RCMP cruiser Yellowknife

Caption: A police vehicle in Yellowknife. RCMP say they have ended their investigation into the death of Jonathan Gon. (Liny Lamberink/CBC)

N.W.T. RCMP have ended their homicide investigation into the shooting of a Yellowknife man last summer.
Last May, RCMP said they were investigating the death of a man at a Yellowknife apartment building. The man, Jonathan Gon, died at the scene .
In a news release Thursday morning, RCMP said their lead suspect died outside the territory while the investigation was underway.
"Investigators continued to investigate the homicide and have ruled out the potential that anyone else was involved in the death of Jonathan Gon," they wrote.
RCMP said they are not looking for any other suspects. They said Gon's family has been notified of their decision to end the investigation.