Investigation
Officer Involved Shooting
Date Published: 2019-06-08
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
SiRT was contacted in the early morning of December 11, 2018 by the RCMP – Southwest Nova District and advised of an officer involved shooting which had occurred a few hours earlier on Highway 101. The Affected Party (AP) was arrested sometime later. He was suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. The investigation which commenced that day with investigators attending the scene, was completed on March 5, 2020. The following evidence was obtained during the investigation and reviewed in preparation of this report; a statement prepared by the Subject Officer (SO), notes from the first officer on scene after the SO called for assistance, the Police Dog Service Master’s report, Google Maps aerial photos showing the track followed by the dog master and his service dog and the location where a firearm was discovered, notes of seven Emergency Response Team members, EHS patient care reports, medical records and photos of the AP’s injury, photos of the AP’s firearm and in the location where i…