Man dead after officers discharge weapons during incident in Dartmouth: police | 24CA News

A person who confronted police with a weapon throughout his arrest was killed in Dartmouth, N.S., on Saturday morning when officers fired their service weapons.

According to a launch from the Halifax Regional Police, at about 9 a.m. officers responded to a weapons incident involving a person within the space of a sports activities subject close to Micmac Boulevard and Woodland Avenue.

“While attempting to arrest the man, he confronted the officers with the weapon, and officers discharged service weapons,” police stated.

“The man was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.”

The Micmac Boulevard space between Woodland Avenue and Horizon Court was closed to all car and pedestrian site visitors because the investigation continues.

Halifax Police have referred the incident to the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), who will proceed with the investigation and deal with all additional inquiries.

“Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones,” the discharge from police stated.

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– with recordsdata from Zack Power

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