A man has died after suffering life-threatening injuries during a shooting in Halifax on Friday.
Halifax Regional Police say they responded to a report of a man shot in the 7100 block of Scot Street at 5:35 p.m.
Multiple officers responded to the scene, where they located a 19-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.
Police have now identified the victim as Triston Reece.
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Shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Friday, officers could be observed canvassing the area around Joseph Howe Drive and Scot Street, other officers were taking photos and investigating a vehicle farther down the road.
Officers cordoned off multiple blocks around the scene, eventually opening the area to traffic on Saturday morning.
Police say they are investigating the incident as a homicide, the first in Halifax this year.
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They’re asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact police at 902-490-5020 or to call Crime Stoppers.
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