Suspect arrested, released in Dartmouth shooting

By News Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2012 07:06:59 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Halifax Regional Police have arrested and released a man without charges after a Sunday morning shooting in Dartmouth.

A 19-year-old man was shot several times on Demetreous Drive around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. He was treated and released from hospital.

“We had a suspect arrest yesterday afternoon around 3 p.m.,” Staff Sgt. Bill Morris told News 95.7 on Monday. “Investigators spoke to him last night, interviewed him and as a result they released him without charges at this time.”

The 20-year-old man was arrested after police seized a motor vehicle from the street near the shooting.

A residence near where the victim was located was also searched with a warrant.

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