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Man shot in back at Dartmouth Hotel

Halifax Police investigate shooting at the Hampton Inn and Suites on Cromarty Drive in Dartmouth, N.S. Ashley Field/Global News

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a shooting at a Dartmouth hotel early Thursday morning.

Police were called to the Hampton Inn and Suites on Cromarty Drive around 12:35 a.m to reports of a shooting. When they arrived they located a 20-year-old male inside a hotel room with a gunshot wound to his back.

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The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Witness told police they saw two suspects run into the parking lot and flee the scene on foot.

The suspects are described as:

Suspect #1: Male, thin build, hair described as shoulder length dreads, wearing a white t-shirt.

Suspect #2: Male, thin build, wearing a light baby pink hoodie with the hood tied around his face.

A witness also indicated the two suspects arrived at the hotel in a  black sedan before the shooting.

The investigation is ongoing.

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