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.
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.