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UPDATE: Police have a suspect in custody in relation to this matter. We thank the public for their assistance.
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Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in an assault that occurred yesterday in Halifax.
At 5:30 p.m., Halifax Regional Police attended the Halifax Shopping Center in response to an assault that had just occurred. When officers arrived, they located a 78-year-old man who had been assaulted and was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.
The victim had observed a dispute occurring between two other people and attempted to intervene when he was struck by the suspect. The victim and the suspect are not known to one another.
The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-thirties, 5’10” with sandy red hair and a beard.
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.