Police divers back in Dartmouth pond searching for weapon in Tyler Richards’ homicide

Police divers are back searching a Dartmouth pond for a weapon in a homicide from this past spring.

Members of the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team were at the Red Bridge Pond off Waverley Road on Nov. 16 and returned Monday morning.

READ MORE: Police divers searching Dartmouth pond for weapon in Tyler Richards homicide

According to Halifax Regional Police, they’re searching for a weapon possibly related to the homicide of Tyler Bradley Richards.

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The former Halifax Rainmen player was found deceased inside a residence on Cook Avenue in Halifax on April 17.

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Police say evidence directly related to the 29-year-old’s homicide was previously found in a wooded area towards the end of Mountain Avenue near Red Bridge Pond.

While police are not revealing what type of weapon they are looking for, a description of Richards’ homicide on the Nova Scotia Department of Justice Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program confirms he was shot to death.

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