Police continue to investigate Dartmouth homicide after 5 years
Posted Sep 1, 2021 07:55:00 PM.
This article is more than 5 years old.
Halifax investigators are continuing to investigate the death of a man who was found in medical distress behind a Dartmouth school five years ago.
At around 2:50 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2016, Rickey Walker called 911 to say he had been shot.
Halifax Regional Police had found the 48-year-old behind John MacNeil Elementary School near Albro Lake.
He was in medical distress and was rushed to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.
“Investigators believe there are people who have information that could help solve Rickey’s murder and we hope that the passage of time encourages them to do the right thing and share what they know with police,” a Halifax Regional Police news release says. “It is never too late to come forward and the smallest piece of information may be just what is needed to progress the investigation into Rickey’s murder.”
Brandon Walker, Rickey's nephew, told NEWS 95.7 last year that his uncle was seen in downtown Dartmouth late in the morning on August 31, 2016. He was last spotted on Highfield Park Drive at around 11 p.m. that night.
Rickey was a call centre manager and his nephew remembers him as a humble family man.
Moreover, Brandon recalls that his uncle didn't have problems with other people, nor did he drink alcohol or do drugs.
For the family, it's a matter of having closure.
Anyone with information on this incident can call investigators at 902-490-5016; anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers.
The case is part of Nova Scotia's Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program which offers up to $150,000 for information — based on the investigative value — leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.
All calls to 1-888-710-9090 are recorded and those who come forward need to provide their name and contact information, and might be called to testify in court.
