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Man, 22, dies after Dartmouth shooting Wednesday

A 22-year-old man has died following a shooting in Dartmouth Wednesday evening. Three people are in custody.

3 people are in custody

Yellow caution tape is seen blocking off a waterfront boardwalk.
Halifax Regional Police have secured a large area with tape at Alderney Landing Thursday morning, after a man was shot Wednesday evening. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

A 22-year-old man has died following a shooting in Dartmouth Wednesday evening.

Halifax Regional Police say they were called to Alderney Landing around 7:30 p.m. AT after reports of gunshots.

Three adults were arrestedafter theshooting, including a man with life-threatening injuries.

The victim died around 8:30 p.m. from his injuries.

Halifax Regional Police have blocked off all of Ferry Terminal Park after a man was shot in the area Wednesday evening. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)

Policewere still on the scene and had all ofFerry Terminal Park blocked off Thursday morning.

The incident is now being investigated as a homicide, with help from the Major Crime Unitof the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division and Forensic Identification Unit.

Police are asking anyone with information to call themat 902-490-5020.

They say they are not looking for any other suspects.

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With files from Paul Palmeter