Halifax Regional Police say the two men arrested on Thursday in connection with a homicide investigation have been released without charges.
On Thursday, one man was arrested in Halifax and another in Dartmouth, in relation to the Feb. 7 homicide of 26-year-old Brandon Polegato.
Both were released on Friday, as police said the investigation continues.
“Investigators are asking anyone with information about his murder to contact police,” read the HRP release.
At approximately 8:50 p.m. on Feb. 7, officers responded to a weapons complaint at an address in the 600 block of Washmill Lake Dr., in Halifax.
When they arrived, officers found a dead man in the hallway of the building.
Investigators originally categorized the death as suspicious but after an autopsy was carried out by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service the death was ruled a homicide.
“Officers located Brandon who had succumbed to gunshot injuries,” police said in a press release.
Investigators said they believe that Brandon’s homicide was not a random act.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call police at 902-490-5020 or to contact Crime Stoppers.
-With files from Alexander Quon