At approximately 7:30 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of gun shots with a male on injured in the area of Alderney Gate, Dartmouth. Multiple officers responded to the scene and located an adult male with life threatening injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. A number of officers are currently on scene, including K-9 and members of the Emergency Response Team and EHS paramedics. (Video: Branden Pinkney)
UPDATE:
Officers have located & arrested three adults and are not looking for any other suspects.
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Investigators with the General Investigation Section and Forensic Identification Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation, which is in its early stages.
Update 2: Approximately at 8:30 p.m., the victim, an adult male (22 yrs.) succumbed to his injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The investigation is now a Homicide. Investigators with the Major Crime Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division and Forensic Identification Unit are conducting the investigation, which is ongoing.
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