Ottawa police investigating stabbing death of 21-year-old
Victim identified as Joshua Qiyuk believed to be from Nunavut
Ottawa police say 21-year-old Joshua Qiyuk died Wednesday after being found with stab wounds in the 400-block of Meadow Park Place in the Manor Park neighbourhood in Ottawa. Police have classified his death as a homicide and are appealing for witnesses or dash-cam footage from the area between Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. (File photo)
Ottawa police say the death of a 21-year-old man whose body was found on Meadow Park Place earlier this week is a homicide.
The Ottawa Police Service identified the victim as Joshua Qiyuk in a news release Thursday and said he died as the result of a stabbing.
He is believed to be from Nunavut, police said in response to a followup email from Nunatsiaq News.
Qiyuk was found deceased in the 400 block of Meadow Park Place around 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday.
A previous release issued Wednesday stated the death was being treated as suspicious while investigators awaited autopsy results and confirmed next-of-kin notification.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the homicide unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.
Investigators said they would also like to speak with people who may have dash-cam footage from the Aviation Parkway between 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 7 a.m. on Oct. 22, or anyone who saw pedestrians on the Aviation Pathway between Hemlock Road and Montreal Road during that time.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at crimestoppers.ca.
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