**** HRP Media Release
Police lay attempted murder charges
Halifax Regional Police has charged a man in relation to a shooting yesterday in Dartmouth.
On February 19, 2024 at approximately 3:10 a.m., police received a report of gun shots in the area Catherine Street and Lahey Road in Dartmouth. Officers arrived on scene and located a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound.
He was taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers arrested a suspect in the area a short time later without further incident.
Trequawn Smith, 23-years-old, is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of:
- Attempted Murder
- Use of firearm in the commission of offense
- Careless handling of firearm x 2
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of prohibited device
- Unauthorized possession in a motor vehicle x 2
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition x 2
Investigators from the Integrated Criminal Investigation Unit are continuing to investigate and are asking anyone with information about illegal firearms should contact police at 902-490-5016.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or via the P3 Tips App.
