Man found shot on Halifax sidewalk dies in hospital: police


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Halifax Regional Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Halifax on Feb. 20, 2025, leaving one man dead.

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Halifax Regional Police are investigating a fatal shooting after a man was found injured on a sidewalk Thursday morning.

Police say they responded to McFatridge Road in the community of Fairview just before 6:30 a.m., where officers found an unconscious and wounded man.

The victim was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“The incident is being treated as a homicide. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service is conducting an autopsy and identification details will not be provided until the autopsy has concluded,” HRP said in an afternoon news release.

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Police note they do not believe this was a “random event.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 902-490-5020.

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