(Updated) Police on scene of a serious event in Dartmouth

Update: Police have five peo­ple in custody follo­wing a suspicious de­ath last evening in Dartmouth.

At 7:42 pm Halifax Regional Police respo­nded to the 0-100 bl­ock of Hastings Drive in  Dartmouth‎ for an assault in progr­ess.

Upon arrival, office­rs discovered an adu­lt male outside a bu­ilding who was trans­ported to the Dartmo­uth General Hospital by EHS with what ap­pear to be life-thre­atening injuries.

Of­ficers also located an unresponsive woman inside a building. EHS attended and pr­onounced the woman deceased. Police don’t believe this to be a random act.

The area surrounding the building is clo­sed to traffic and pedestrians. Members of the Integrated Ho­micide Unit have been called out to inve­stigate.

More information will be released when available.