A Nova Scotia man has been charged with first-degree murder after walking into RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth and stating he had just killed someone, according to RCMP.
In a release Friday, RCMP said that a 50-year-old man arrived at the headquarters on Wednesday afternoon and “stated that he had just killed a female.”
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“The man was immediately arrested and Queens District RCMP conducted a wellbeing check on the 62-year-old woman. Sadly, RCMP officers located her deceased,” the release read.
Jeffrey Allen Ohrt, 50, of Liverpool, N.S. has been charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.
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RCMP said the victim and Ohrt knew each other, and police believe this was a “targeted incident.”
The investigation is being led by the Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit.
Anyone with information is asked to call the unit at 902-365-3120 or Crime Stoppers.
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