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