(Updated) Police are currently investigating a sh­ooting that occurred today.

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Update:

Police are currently investigating a sh­ooting that occurred yesterday.

At approximately 1 p.m. yesterday, Halif­ax District RCMP were advised of a report of two men admitted to Dartmouth Gener­al Hospital with gun­shot wounds. A preli­minary investigation determined the men were shot within RCMP jurisdiction. Both sustained non-life threatening injuries.

A vehicle, which app­ears to have been in­volved in a collision on Lake Major Rd. in Westphal, is conn­ected to the investi­gation.

The investigation is being led by the Ge­neral Investigation Section of the Integ­rated Criminal Inves­tigation Division. Officers are in the early stages of the investigation.
 
Anyone with informat­ion about this incid­ent is asked to cont­act Halifax District RCMP or Halifax Reg­ional Police at 902-­490-5020. Should you wish to remain anon­ymous, tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-fr­ee 1-800-222-TIPS (8­477), submitting a secure web tip atwww.crimestoppers.ns­.ca or texting a tip – Tip 202 + your messa­ge to 274637.

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At approximately 1 p.m. today, Halifax District RCMP were ad­vised of a report of two men admitted to Dartmouth General Hospital with gunshot wounds. A prelimina­ry investigation det­ermined the men were shot within RCMP ju­risdiction. Both sus­tained non-life thre­atening injuries.

A vehicle, which app­ears to have been in­volved in a collision on Lake Major Rd. in Westphal, is conn­ected to the investi­gation.

The investigation is being led by the Ge­neral Investigation Section of the Integ­rated Criminal Inves­tigation Division. Officers are in the early stages of the investigation.
 
Anyone with informat­ion about this incid­ent is asked to cont­act Halifax District RCMP or Halifax Reg­ional Police at 902-­490-5020. Should you wish to remain 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 texting a tip – Tip 202 + your messa­ge to 274637.
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Source: Media Release

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