North End shooting leaves one dead, one injured
Posted May 26, 2012 06:20:50 AM.
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One man is dead and another is in hospital following another shooting in metro Halifax.
Halifax Regional Police were called to the 2700 block of Clifton Street Friday around 8:40 p.m. with reports of shots fired.
Upon their arrival they found two victims. One was pronounced deceased on the scene and the other was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The HRP/RCMP Integrated Major Crime Unit are still on the scene as part of the ongoing homicide investigation.
Friday night’s shooting was the third incident of gun violence in Halifax in two weeks.
Thursday afternoon, police responded to a shooting on Quinpool Road. Minutes after arriving on the scene, police stopped a vehicle in relation to the crime using a high-risk tactical traffic stop. The street was blocked and officers had their weapons drawn as the occupants exited the vehicle.
One occupant was suffering from a wound; both were taken into custody.
A second vehicle was later stopped in Dartmouth in relation to the shooting.
Another shooting on May 16 saw stray bullets hit a local auto mechanic shop. Witnesses told police they saw one man chasing and shooting at three others.
All three shooting incidents are still under investigation.
