Two men charged with murder in connection with the death of a Yellowknife cab driver appeared in court last week, where more than a dozen friends and former colleagues of the deceased offered an outpouring of support.

Elias Schiller, 18, and James Schiller, 49, both made brief court appearances in Yellowknife's territorial court on Friday.

Numerous sources tell Yellowknifer the two accused are father and son.

Ahmed Mahamud Ali, a longtime City Cab driver, was pronounced dead in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 19 after being found unconscious in the back seat of his taxi outside Stanton Territorial Hospital.

Yellowknife charged Elias Schiller with murder the next day. James Schiller was charged with murder on Thursday.

Many members of the city's taxi cab community crowded into a Yellowknife courtroom Friday morning, where Elias Schiller sat in a prisoner's booth, hanging his head with his eyes fixed to the floor.

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James Schiller, who appeared in court Friday afternoon, hid his face as he was ushered into the courthouse.

Elias SchillerSA国际影视传媒檚 next court appearance has been set for Dec. 13. James Schiller will appear in court via video on Dec. 11.