Halifax Homicide

• Halifax police investigating homicide after injured man dies in hospital

  Officers were called just after 11 a.m. to a report of an injured man in the 2400-block of Gottingen Street.

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  Nov 26, 2025
  
• 28-year-old man identified as victim in North Preston shooting: Halifax police

  Police in Halifax have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in the community of North Preston, and are asking for the public's help with the investigation.

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  Nov 3, 2025
  
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• Halifax homicide: Neighbours in shock after woman found dead in apartment

  Police in Halifax are investigating a homicide at a condo building off Quinpool Road, and are looking for a 'person of interest' in the case. 

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  Oct 11, 2024
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• 4 teens to be tried together for murder in killing of 16-year-old in Halifax

  Four teens were charged with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach, who died after being found injured outside the Halifax Shopping Centre last month.

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  May 17, 2024
• Man shot and killed in North Preston, N.S., homicide investigation launched

  RCMP say a 36-year-old Westphal man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, and later died. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

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  May 9, 2024
• Parents of slain Halifax teen grapple with grief, anger: ‘No one listened’

  The parents of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Ahmad, who was killed outside a Halifax mall on Monday, say they moved to Canada from Syria in 2016, but haven't felt safe living here.

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  Apr 30, 2024
• 3rd person charged with murder in death of teen outside Halifax mall

  Police say a 16-year-old, who was arrested shortly after the incident, is now charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Ahmad Al Marrach.

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  Apr 29, 2024
• ‘I still can’t process’: Close friend speaks about teen killed outside Halifax mall

  Speaking at a vigil Sunday for Ahmad Al Marrach, Nooman Hussain says he's trying to come to grips with what happened to his friend in a parking lot at Halifax Shopping Centre.

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  Apr 29, 2024
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• 2 teens charged with murder in case of 16-year-old killed outside Halifax mall

  Ahmad Maher Al Marrach died in a nearby hospital after being found injured outside the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday. An autopsy ruled his death as a homicide.

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  Apr 25, 2024
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• Hundreds mourn 16-year-old Halifax homicide victim: ‘The youth are feeling it’

  Ahmad Maher Al Marrach and his family were Syrian refugees who were making a life for themselves in Canada. The 16-year-old was killed outside a city mall on Monday.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2024