A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2016 murder of Tyler Ronald Joseph Keizer in Halifax.
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Police say they responded to gunshots in the area of Falkland and Gottingen streets at around 10:45 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2016. When they arrived, officers found that Keizer had been shot while in a vehicle.
He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. His death was ruled a homicide.
In a news release Thursday, police said they arrested Adam Joseph Drake in Halifax on March 6. He appeared in Halifax provincial court Thursday to face the first-degree murder charge.
“First-degree murder means murder that was intended in the first instance,” said Crown attorney Rick Hartlen. “The charges arise from an incident back in November of 2016, but really that’s all I can talk about right now.”
Drake was stone-faced as he was led into the provincial courthouse in handcuffs and plan white T-shirt. His court appearance was brief, lasting just minutes.
Police said Drake and Keizer knew each other, but wouldn’t elaborate on their relationship.
“Obviously not going to speak to the motive, that will come out in court. But we believe there was premeditation to this particular crime and we laid the appropriate crimes,” Halifax Regional Police Supt. Jim Perrin said during a press conference Thursday.
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2016 was a particularly violent year in Halifax. Fourteen homicides were reported in the city, with three remaining unsolved. Police do not believe this homicide was related to any other that year.
Police believe there are additional people who have information about the murder and they’re hoping “the passage of time will encourage them to do the right thing and come forward with what they know.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Halifax Regional Police at 902-490-5016 or Crime Stoppers.