Halifax Regional Police are investigating a weapons complaint Wednesday morning in Dartmouth.
Officers were called to the area of Tacoma Drive and Valleyfield Road shortly after 3:30 a.m. for a weapons call.
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Police say a caller indicated they had heard multiple gun shots and saw people running in the area. Once on scene, officers were unable to locate any people, vehicles or evidence of a shooting following a canvass of the area and K-9 search.
A few hours later, a 16-year-old boy from Dartmouth went to the hospital with what’s being described as a non life-threatening gunshot wound to his hand. It’s believed the boy was in the area of Tacoma Drive around the time of the initial weapons complaint.
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Halifax Regional Police or Crime Stoppers.
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