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Story summary
- RCMP charged two Yellowknife officers with criminal negligence causing death.
- The charges stem from a March 2025 response to a disturbance at a Yellowknife business.
- Officers detained 56-year-old Lawrence Blackduck, showing intoxication, inside a police vehicle.
- When officers returned, they found Blackduck unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
- RCMP’s internal review prompted changes to policy and training for in-vehicle detentions.