What began as a date on Halifax’s downtown boardwalk ended with an attempted murder investigation.
The incident, which a police spokesperson describes as “bizarre,” happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15.
Halifax Regional Police say a 22-year-old man had driven to the boardwalk, in the area of Bishop’s Landing, to meet a woman he had been dating.
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“They were known to each other before this incident,” said Const. Dianne Penfound.
Police say while the driver was waiting for his date, two men he didn’t know got into his car and robbed him. The driver would later tell police that he believed one suspect had a knife, while the other had a gun.
According to police, the two suspects got out of his car and ran away on the boardwalk.
It was at this point, police allege, the driver followed them in his car — hitting one. Police also allege the driver got out of the car and punched the man he had struck several times before getting back in his car and fleeing the scene.
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“It could have been a lot worse than it was considering that the car was driven on the boardwalk, which is frequented by a lot of people,” said Penfound.
“No one else was injured thankfully.”
The driver of the car was arrested about two hours later at a residence in Hammonds Plains. He now faces one count each of attempted murder, assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief and leaving the scene of an accident.
The 19-year-old man from Dartmouth who was struck by the car was arrested Monday night at a residence on Jackson Road and charged with robbery, uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a firearm and breach of probation.
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Police arrested a second man at a separate residence on Jackson Road on Monday night and charged the 22-year-old with robbery, uttering threats, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a firearm and four counts of breach of a recognizance.
At that same address, a 19-year -old woman was arrested. Police say although she was not at the scene of the incident, she was the woman the driver had gone to the waterfront to meet and she “set up the incident.”
That woman has been charged with robbery.
All four people are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Tuesday afternoon.
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