Name of 'armed man' who prompted emergency alert in Dartmouth, N.S., released by police
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Residents in the area of Gaston Road in Dartmouth, N.S., were asked to shelter in place Tuesday morning as police searched for an armed suspect.
Residents in the area of Gaston Road in Dartmouth, N.S., were asked to shelter in place Tuesday morning as police searched for an armed suspect.
Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a report of a man with a firearm who was allegedly threatening people who were known to him around 9:20 a.m.
According to a news release from police, the man fled the area on foot before officers arrived.
Just after 10:20 a.m., an emergency alert was sent warning the public to be on the lookout for a “dangerous man” and to not approach him.
Police have identified the suspect as 49-year-old David John Campbell.