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Halifax police open fire on stolen vehicle in Dartmouth, 2 arrested

Halifax Regional Police are looking for two suspects after shots were fired during an attempt to stop a stolen vehicle on Brule Street in Dartmouth. Ashley Field/Global News

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with an incident that saw police open fire at a stolen vehicle in Dartmouth Tuesday night.

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Police say at 7:45 p.m., officers were investigating a complaint of a stolen vehicle on Brule Street.

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Halifax Regional Police say they were following what was believed to be a stolen vehicle with two suspects inside when the vehicle collided with police cruisers, nearly striking two officers.

A police officer then fired their service pistol in an attempt to stop the vehicle.

The suspects — a male and female — then fled the scene in the vehicle to Ochterloney Street where the car was abandoned. It’s believed the pair left the area on foot.

Police say they believe neither of the suspects or any police officers were injured as a result of the gunfire.

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HRP say they have consulted the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team in relation to the firearm discharge but say the incident does not meet their threshold.

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