Halifax police investigate two shootings overnight

Halifax Regional Police are investigating two shootings that occurred overnight into Sunday.

Police say at 1:11 a.m., a 23-year-old man arrived at Dartmouth General Hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.

The investigation is in its early stages but officers believe the shooting occurred in the area of Lahey Road, Dartmouth.

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At approximately 5:20 a.m., Halifax Regional Police (HRP) responded to reports of a shooting in the 3500 block of Lynch Street in Halifax.

Officers arrived and found a 31-year-old man suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

The man was transported to hospital for treatment.

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The incident is not believed to be random in nature.

Updates on both investigations will be provided when available, police said.