Death of man in Iqaluit in 2025 was homicide, RCMP say
Mosesie “Levi” Pishuktie died of injuries following incident on Tasilik Street
Nunavut RCMP are seeking information about a homicide that occurred in Iqaluit in August 2025. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The death of a man in Iqaluit last August is being investigated as a homicide.
Mosesie “Levi” Pishuktie, 35, was found by paramedics and police with “serious injuries” at 2:50 a.m. on Aug. 16, 2025, at a residence on Tasilik Street in Tundra Ridgee, RCMP said Friday in a news release.
Pishuktie was taken to Qikiqtani General Hospital, then medevaced to Ottawa where he died on Aug. 25.
The RCMP did not publicly announce then that it was treating Pishuktie’s death as a homicide.
However, on Friday, RCMP spokesperson Sgt. George Henrie said in an email that Pishuktie’s “cause of death was treated as a homicide in August 2025.”
“In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, the evidence obtained, and the privacy of those involved, the RCMP generally would not comment during the course of an investigation,” Henrie said.
“In some circumstances information might be provided to the public, for example in an effort to seek further information from the public.”
The RCMP’s major crime unit is leading the investigation.
RCMP ask anyone with information to contact investigators at 867-975-4437, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
So the public doesnt need to know if a murder is on the loose ? Your investigative skills said let’s wait and see if it happens again and and it did.? you think your on to someone now perhaps you have them in jail now ?? or information from someone in custody ? How does a years wait help guys ? Last thing you feel the city is so overwhelmed with crime and mistrust that you do it that way ?
Difficult to criticize when one doesn’t have all the information and facts on hand. Perhaps various investigative techniques were deployed since the event occurred but did not heed positive results, thus having to resort to a public call for information.
Most likely more details to follow eventually.