Halifax Regional Police is investigating a homicide that took place in Halifax early Saturday morning.
In a release, police say officers responded to a weapons call in the 1600 block of Hollis Street at 3:49 a.m.
“Upon arriving on scene, officers located a man in his twenties who had been shot,” it said. “The man was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.”
Saturday morning, several officers could be seen outside of The Maple, an apartment building in the area.
Nearby grocery store Arthur’s Urban Market said on Facebook that it would be closed until further notice due to “unforeseen circumstances” as police had blocked off the area.
Anyone with information, including video from the area, is asked to contact Halifax Regional Police at 902-490-5020.
‘Something needs to be done’
Nader Nadernejad, a tenant at The Maple, said he was out and about Friday evening and it seemed like a quiet night.
But he told Global News that later on as he was lying in bed, he heard the sound of gunfire.
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“There were several loud shots in succession, one after the other, and fast,” he said. “We chalked it up to fireworks, because that’s what you want to think — and then we heard the sirens.”
Nadernejad said it was shocking to have an incident like this happen so close to his home.
The homicide Saturday morning is the third one in the Halifax area this month, and comes just over a week after another fatal shooting.
In the early hours of March 18, Treyvhon Alrick Bradshaw, 25, was fatally shot in the 2100 block of Gottingen Street.
Police continue to search for suspects and are asking anyone with information or video of the area at that time to come forward.
And the evening of March 4, 32-year-old Ryan Charles Patrick Lindsay was found dead in a home in Dartmouth. Police have charged John Edward Adams, 36, with second-degree murder in that case.
Nadernejad said he is concerned with the amount of gun violence happening on the streets of Halifax.
“I think it’s a problem. I think the city needs to look at ways to prevent gun violence, because it’s been an issue and a growing issue, at least over the past year,” he said.
“I don’t have the answers, but I think something needs to be done about it. It’s scary.”
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