One man sent to hospital following shooting in Halifax's north end, police looking for suspect
Halifax Regional Police is investigating a shooting that happened in the city’s north end Thursday morning.
Police responded to a report of an injured person in the 3600 block of Rosemeade Avenue around 7:30 a.m.
When police arrived, they say officers found a man with gunshot wounds.
The force says two men, who are believed to be known to each other, were in a dispute when one of them shot the other.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers remain in the area and are looking for the suspect.
Police describe the suspect as a white man with short, dark hair. He was wearing a beige cardigan over a white shirt, dark baggy pants, grey shoes and carrying a grey shoulder bag.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Hold-and-secure at schools lifted
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) says hold-and-secure orders placed on two local schools have been lifted.
St. Stephen’s Elementary in Halifax is pictured. (Jesse Thomas/CTV Atlantic)
While the order was in place, Lindsey Bunin, communications officer for HRCE, said principals at St. Stephen’s Elementary and Highland Park Junior High were bringing students who had already arrived into the buildings.
Highland Park Junior High in Halifax is pictured. (Jesse Thomas/CTV Atlantic)
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