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UPDATE:
Officers have located & arrested three men and are not looking for any other suspects.
Investigators with the General Investigation Section and Forensic Identification Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation, which is in its early stages.
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UPDATE:
Approximately at 8:30 p.m., the victim, a 22-year-old man succumbed to his injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The investigation is now a Homicide. Investigators with the Major Crime Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division and Forensic Identification Unit are conducting the investigation, which is ongoing.
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On May 12 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of gun shots and a man on injured in the area of Alderney Landing, Dartmouth. Multiple officers responded to the scene and located a man with life threatening injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Officers are currently on scene, including K-9, members of the Emergency Response Team and EHS paramedics.
Officers are actively searching for the suspect. There is no description of the suspect at this time. We ask that people avoid the area. The investigation is in its preliminary stages and further information will be released when available.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.