The 2025 Yukon Homicide Victim List is available HERE

At 11:39 p.m. on June 27, Whitehorse RCMP responded to a call about an injured man near the Skky Hotel.

Upon arrival, police discovered the victim with a gunshot wound. Despite emergency efforts by both police and paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect was located in the area and arrested not long after the shooting.

George Ned Sydney, a Yukon resident, has been charged with first-degree murder and appeared in court on June 28, 2025.