Police in Halifax area arrest ‘armed and dangerous’ shooting suspect

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HALIFAX - RCMP in Halifax say officers have arrested a man they described as armed and dangerous.

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HALIFAX – RCMP in Halifax say officers have arrested a man they described as armed and dangerous.

Just after noon local time, the Mounties issued an emergency alert warning residents of a suburban neighbourhood to stay inside and lock their doors.

They said the 31-year-old suspect was believed to be in a wooded area behind the Sunnyside Mall in Bedford, north of Halifax.

A shoulder patch on the uniform of a Halifax Regional Police officer is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
A shoulder patch on the uniform of a Halifax Regional Police officer is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Halifax Regional Police issued a statement before noon saying the man had been allegedly involved in a shooting earlier in the day in Annapolis Royal, a small community about 200 kilometres northwest of Halifax. 

No details were released about that incident.

The manhunt in Bedford started after the suspect’s vehicle was found in a parking lot behind the mall in Bedford.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2026.

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