RCMP in Iqaluit are investigating following the discovery of four bodies in the northern community on Tuesday.

The Mounties received a call about 4:30 p.m. after a man's body was discovered at a local cemetery, according to a statement from the Mounties.

CBC News observed a body at the cemetery with a firearm nearby.

That discovery resulted in "further investigation where three additional deceased persons were located in a residence," the RCMP said.

Circumstances of the deaths are being investigated.

Police cordoned off two sections of the city's cemetery area with yellow police tape late in the day.

Officers also cordoned off the area around a house in the city's Tundra Valley subdivision.

A police source has confirmed to CBC News that the two crime scenes are connected.