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Inuvik RCMP investigating aggravated assault; one man is charged

Arthur C. Green
By Arthur C. Green

A man sustained a serious injury after an aggravated assault in Inuvik.

At approximately 7:54 a.m., on Wednesday, November 13, the Inuvik RCMP received a call for service about an aggravated assault at a residence.

The victim, a 34-year-old man, admitted himself to Inuvik hospital for treatment. He was later transferred to Edmonton for further treatment of a serious, but non-life-threatening injury.

Inuvik RCMP started an investigation and soon after, arrested and charged Dustin Travis Rogers, a 24-year-old, from Inuvik. Dustin Travis Rogers has been charged with one count of Aggravated Assault.

Dustin Travis Rogers is scheduled to appear in court in Inuvik on January 21, 2020.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing.

Anyone with information on suspicious activity is asked to call Inuvik RCMP at 777-1111, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 nwtnutips.com, (click on “submit a web tip”) or text: “nwtnutips” plus your message to 274637.

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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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