Five years after the murder of John Newcombe, Halifax Regional Police are asking for anyone who has information on his death, but have yet to talk to police, to come forward.
According to police, officers responded to a call in the early hours of June 1, 2012, at Winston’s bar in Halifax to find 27-year-old John Fulton Newcombe on the sidewalk outside the bar. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The police’s investigation found that Newcombe had just left Winston’s bar when he was shot in the parking lot. The shooter reportedly fled through a walkway towards Willet Street where he was picked up by a vehicle.
Police believe that Newcombe was the intended target of the shooting and that it wasn’t a random incident.
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In addition to anyone with information, investigators are asking anyone who was in Winston’s bar on the evening of May 31, 2012, or who witnessed an altercation involving Newcombe to come forward.