Halifax police investigating hate-motivated incident after noose found at Africville Park | 24CA News
Halifax Regional Police are investigating what they assume could have been a hate-motivated incident after a noose was present in Africville Park.
In a launch, police mentioned they obtained a report shortly after midday Thursday of a rope that was positioned in one of many park’s timber. The rope was eliminated by the point they arrived.
“After observing photos of the rope before it was removed, and given its location, officers are investigating the incident as if the rope was intended to be a noose,” the discharge mentioned.
The park memorializes the historic Black group of Africville, which was razed within the Sixties underneath the premise of city renewal.
Anyone with details about the incident is requested to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
“We recognize that incidents of this nature can be very harmful to our community. We take incidents that are believed to be motivated by hate towards an identifiable group very seriously,” the discharge mentioned.
“If someone finds themselves exposed to behaviour that is offensive, threatening or intimidating, we encourage them to report it to police to investigate so we can determine if criminal offences have occurred.”
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