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Man found shot on Halifax sidewalk dies in hospital: police

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

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.

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He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has since been identified as Uriah Lemar Black, 38, and his death has been ruled a homicide.

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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