Halifax Shooting

• 3 facing firearms charges after daylight shooting in north-end Halifax

  Police responded to multiple reports of gunfire in the area of Buddy Daye and Gottingen streets on Thursday afternoon. There were no reports of injuries.

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  Jun 27, 2025
  
• Halifax police investigate shooting near Armdale Roundabout, victim ‘banging’ on hotel door

  Officers responded to the 200 to 300 block of St. Margarets Bay Road at around 5:30 a.m. to reports of a man with a gunshot wound.

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  Mar 28, 2025
  
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• Man found shot on Halifax sidewalk dies in hospital: police

  The wounded man was found on McFatridge Road Thursday morning. Police say he was pronounced dead in hospital.

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  Feb 20, 2025
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• What 2014 court ruling said about man now accused of killing girlfriend, her father in Halifax

  Ontario court documents from a sentencing a decade ago detail Matthew Costain's criminal record that began at the age of 14, including several arrests involving illegal guns.

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  Jan 6, 2025
• ‘The bullet is in her spine:’ Teen girl shot at Africville reunion faces long recovery

  The teenager was hit by a bullet as she held a toddler and was taken to hospital, her cousin said. Police have said four other people were also taken to hospital.

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  Aug 2, 2024
• 5 people shot after gunfire exchanged at Africville reunion in Halifax

  Five people were shot, including one believed to have life-threatening injuries, after two men exchanged gunfire in a crowd at Africville Reunion in Halifax, police said.

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  Jul 28, 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
• Halifax police at scene of midday shooting in city’s west end

  Halifax police were called to a report of shots fired on Connaught Avenue at 11:30 a.m. and found "evidence of gunfire" in the area. 

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  Mar 18, 2024
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• Two people shot, suspects flee after gunshots heard on Gottingen Street in Halifax

  Halifax Police said two people were shot on Gottingen Street early Sunday. Police said the suspects fled the scene in a black SUV.

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  Oct 22, 2023
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• Man seriously injured after being shot by Halifax police officer, SIRT investigating

  A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was shot by a police officer during an altercation in the Clayton Park area, Halifax Regional Police said.

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  Aug 25, 2023