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Triston Reece homicide added to Nova Scotia’s Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes program

Triston Reece, 19, was a well-known football player who competed on Citadel High School's team. Football Nova Scotia/Facebook page

A reward of up to $150,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of a well-known Halifax football player.

Triston Reece, 19, was shot in the 7100 block of Scot Street in Halifax on July 26.

He was sent to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.

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Reece was a football player in Halifax who competed and played for Football Nova Scotia and Citadel High School.

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His homicide was the first of the year in Halifax.

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Investigators believe there are people with information about the homicide that could lead to an arrest who have not yet come forward.

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“I urge anyone with information about Triston’s death — no matter how small it may seem — to come forward,” Mark Furey, attorney general and minister of justice, said in a statement.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes program at 1-888-710-9090.

They are also asked to contact either Halifax Regional Police or Crime Stoppers.

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