1 dead, 1 arrested for murder, attempted murder in Yellowknife

A man turned himself in to police in Yellowknife this morning following a violent attack at a Lanky Court residence.

Police arrived at the scene just before 1 a.m. Monday, a news release says.

They found a man and woman, both critically injured.

The man was pronounced dead at Stanton Territorial Hospital. The woman was medevaced to Alberta where she's being treated.

Charges have not formally been laid, but police say the man who turned himself in has been arrested for murder and attempted murder.