From HRPD:
The investigation into last night’s homicide is continuing.
At 8:06 p.m. on Saturday, October 16, Halifax Regional Police received
a call about a shooting inside a residence in the 0-100 block of Jarvis
Lane in Halifax. Upon arrival, officers found a man who had been shot.
Twenty-one-year-old Donald Jermaine Stevenson was pronounced deceased at
the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon.
Investigators believe that a man wearing a skull mask and dark clothing
entered the residence and shot Mr. Stevenson while two family members
were present. The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading northbound
across Duffus Street onto Dartmouth Avenue where he got into the
passenger seat of a waiting silver SUV. The vehicle travelled northbound
on Dartmouth Avenue, turning onto Rector Street in an unknown direction
of travel.
Investigators in the HRP/RCMP Integrated Major Crime Unit do not
believe this was a random act and are asking the public to come forward
with information about the suspect(s) and/or suspect vehicle. They are
asking anyone with information about this incident to contact police at
490-5016 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
or online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.