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Police investigate shooting outside of Halifax restaurant

Halifax police attend the scene of a shooting in a parking lot on Kempt Road on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Reynold Gregor/Global News

Police are investigating a shooting that happened outside of a restaurant in Halifax Tuesday afternoon.

Halifax Regional Police say they responded to a report of a shooting in the parking lot of a restaurant at 3461 Kempt Road at 2:50 p.m.

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Police say shots were fired between two vehicles. Both fled the area.

Police say they stopped one of the vehicles believed to have been involved in the incident and have one suspect in custody. They believe the suspects are known to each other and the shooting was a targeted incident.

It’s currently unknown whether there were any injuries.

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The investigation is ongoing.

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