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Halifax police arrest suspect in Dartmouth homicide case

Police have ruled a suspicious death in Dartmouth a homicide, and have identified the victim. Halifax Regional Police officers were called to a residence on Elmwood Avenue on Friday night. Callum Smith

Halifax Regional Police say a suspect has been arrested in a weekend homicide.

They say officers were dispatched to an Elmwood Ave. residence in Dartmouth late Friday night to investigate a suspicious death.

An autopsy was done on Saturday by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service, who police say ruled the death a homicide.

Cause of death was not released, however, police identified the deceased as 32-year-old Ryan Charles Patrick Lindsay of Dartmouth.

Police say they have a suspect in custody, though they did not release the person’s name or any information about charges.

Investigators say they do not believe this was a random incident and are asking anyone with information about the case to contact the Special Investigations Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Mar. 6, 2022.

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