The Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating a man’s death during an arrest on March 2, 2024. They report that RCMP officers responded to an unknown emergency 911 call at a residence in Bramber, West Hants, at around 4 AM and arrested a man for allegedly obstructing a police officer. During the arrest, the man went into medical distress and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Halifax Police Shoot and Kill Man (May 27, 2023)
Halifax Regional Police officers shot and killed a man in Dartmouth on the morning of May 27, 2023. It is reported that they were called regarding a weapons report around 9 AM.
Police claim a man with a weapon was seen in the area of a sports field near Micmac Boulevard and Woodland Avenue. Multiple officers shot the man, who was then transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The killing is being investigated by the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).
Police claims have not been confirmed publicly and it has not been disclosed what type of weapon the man was allegedly carrying.
Halifax Police Shoot and Kill Man (59) in Dartmouth (Aug. 27, 2022)
A Halifax Regional Police officer shot and killed a 59-year-old man in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on August 27, 2022. It os reported that police responded to a weapons complaint on Carleton Street at approximately 8:30 PM. Police claim a man with a firearm had barricaded himself inside a home and while attempting to arrest him a confrontation occurred and an officer shot him. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The province’s Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the killing. None of the police claims have been confirmed publicly.
Nova Scotia RCMP Strike Man with Vehicle, Killing Him (April 27, 2022)
Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating after RCMP struck and killed a 22-year-old man with a police vehicle.
They report that RCMP officers in Antigonish County responded to a report regarding a man who was walking “possibly into traffic” on Highway 104 in Addington Forks at around 10:35 PM.
While conducting patrols of the area searching for the pedestrian, an RCMP officer struck the pedestrian with their police vehicle. The young man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Halifax District RCMP Shoot and Kill 60-Year-Old Man (July 9, 2020)
Halifax District RCMP shot and killed a 60-year-old man in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, on the evening of July 9, 2020. Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in the province, is investigating. Few details have been released so far. It has been reported that police were called to a home in Eastern Passage over a report of an armed man uttering threats. On arrival they found the 60-year-old man outside of a home. Police claim he was armed with a weapon and did not respond to their directions. At some point they discharged their firearms striking and killing the man. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Man in Distress Dies after Halifax Police Tase Him (March 30, 2020)
A 28-year-old man experiencing distress died after he was tased by police on March 30, 2020 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
According to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the agency that examines cases of police harm in the province, Halifax Regional Police responded to a call regarding a man harming himself early in the morning of March 30. Police entered a home and an officer tased the man. According to SIRT, this was an attempt “to prevent the man from further harm”—an odd statement given that a taser represents the inflicting of harm. The man was taken to hospital where he died.
This is the third person who has died in an encounter with police while experiencing distress, and the second who was tased by police, this month alone. Police should not be deployed to confront people who are experiencing mental distress or health care crises.
RCMP Shoot and Kill Man in Truro, Nova Scotia (August 10, 2019)
An RCMP officer shot and killed a man in Truro, Nova Scotia, near Halifax, in the early morning of August 10, 2019. The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in the province, is investigating. Police reports, that have not been independently confirmed, claim that the fatal event started when an officer spotted a car that had been reported stolen in Cumberland County at around 2:30 AM. Police claim that the vehicle hit the officer, and the officer shot at the driver. The driver was struck by police fire and died at the scene. There are no identified witnesses at this point, but a bystander claims to have heard on a police scanner that the event began with a police chase.
Man Dies in Police Custody in Amherst, Nova Scotia (June 30, 2019)
The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in the province, is investigating the death of a man in police custody in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It has been reported that officers allegedly took a man, whose age has not been released publicly, to the police department on the morning of June 29, 2019, because they assumed he was drunk. At some point while the man was detained in a holding cell medical assistance was called. The man was taken to the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre, where he died of his medical issues on Sunday, June 30.
RCMP Shoot and Kill Man in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (May 26, 2018)
RCMP shot and killed a 24-year-old man in the Westphal neighborhood of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Neighbors reported seeing a heavy police presence and armed officers in the area and one person reported hearing two shots fired.
The province’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), the agency that examines cases of police harm to civilians in Nova Scotia, is investigating the killing. Nova Scotia RCMP say that police were responding to a complaint about one man threatening another man at 7:48 AM. They state that they blocked off an area between 40 Broom Road and Highway 7 and undertook a search with police dogs. They claim that officers encountered the man in a wooded area and officers discharged their weapons. None of the police claims have been confirmed and no further details have been provided publicly.
Nova Scotia: People who Died through contact with Police Since 1987
Nova Scotia: People who Died through contact with Police Since 1987
People who died following a police intervention:
• Patrick Hanna, 31, d. Nov. 13, 1990
• Paul Saulnier, 42, d. July 15, 2005
• John Simon, d. Dec. 2, 2008
People who died in police custody:
• Howard Hyde, 45, d. Nov. 22, 2007
• Ryan Allen MacKay, 28, d. Jan. 25, 2009
• Victoria Rose Paul, 44, d. Sept. 5, 2009
• Lawrence Ports, 60, d. Oct. 11, 2013
Source: Coalition contre la Répression et les Abus Policiers (la C.R.A.P)
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