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Halifax Regional Police identify victim of Thursday shooting

Halifax Regional Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Thursday in Dartmouth, N.S. In a news release Saturday, police say Tyson Shandell Cain, 52, died at the scene.

Tyson Shandell Cain, 52, died at the scene in Dartmouth

Police vehicles are shown at a crime scene.
Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Highfield Park Drive and True North Crescent in Dartmouth, N.S., around noon AT on Thursday. (Craig Paisley/CBC)

Halifax Regional Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Thursday in Dartmouth, N.S.

In a news release Saturday, police say Tyson Shandell Cain, 52, died at the scene.

Police responded to a report of gunshots in the area of Highfield Park Drive and True North Crescent around noon AT. They found a man in a vehicle with gunshot wounds. Police performed CPR on Cain, but he did not survive.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has confirmed the death is a homicide, according to the release.

Police say the investigation continues, but they don't believe the shooting was random. They ask anyone who may have video from the area throughout the morning, or information about the incident, to call 902-490-5020.

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