Halifax police investigating after shooting in Dartmouth leaves one man dead

DARTMOUTH -- A 22-year-old man is dead following a shooting in Dartmouth Wednesday evening.

Halifax Regional Police were called to the Alderney Landing area around 7:30 p.m. for a report of gunshots.

HRP, are keeping a section of Alderney Landing secured this morning, after a 22yr old male was shot and killed here around 7:30 last night.Police say they have 3 males in custody, and are not looking for any other suspects.@CTVAtlantic @Move100Halifax @VirginRadioHali pic.twitter.com/mhfWHsIMOS

— Carl Pomeroy (@CarlPomeroyCTV) May 13, 2021

When officers arrived, they found the critically injured man, who died in hospital about an hour later.

Three people have been arrested, and police say they are not looking for any other suspects.

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  Several officers responded to the area of Alderney Landing around 7:30 p.m. and found a man with life-threatening injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. (CTV ATLANTIC / JIM KVAMMEN)