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Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Halifax this morning, leaving one man dead.
On Thursday, February 20 at approximately 6:20 a.m., police responded to a report of an injured man on McFatridge Road in Halifax. At the scene, officers located an unconscious man on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The incident is being treated as a homicide. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service is conducting an autopsy and identification details will not be provided until the autopsy has concluded.
The investigation remains ongoing, but police do not believe this was a random event.
Anyone who may have video from the area is asked to contact police if they haven’t already been spoken to. Anyone with additional information is asked to call 902-490-5020.
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