Investigation
HRP Foot Pursuit and Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Date Published: 2014-09-25
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
Early on Sunday morning, February 9, 2014, at approximately 4:45a.m., Officers 1, 2, and 3, all members of the Halifax Regional Police (HRP), were chasing a 25 -year-old male, the Affected Person (AP), down Blowers Street and then south on Barrington Street in Halifax. The AP was a suspect in a report of a gunshot in the area less than 30minutes earlier. As AP ran from the three officers, a gunshot was heard and AP dropped to the sidewalk. He had suffered what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. EHS was immediately called. They transported AP to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. At approximately 5a.m., in accordance with the Police Act, HRP contacted SiRT to inform them of the incident. The Director and four SiRT investigators responded to the scene, arriving within 30minutes of the call. SiRT assumed responsibility for the investigation surrounding the shooting death of AP. The investigation was completed on September 10, 2014after receipt of a …