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Five men face obstruction charges related to Dartmouth shooting
Five men from the Downey family face multiple firearms and obstruction of justice charges after a Dartmouth shooting involving a 23-year-old victim, police said.
- On March 5, Halifax Regional Police charged five men with obstruction in connection to a Dartmouth shooting where officers found an injured man, police said.
- At roughly 11:06 a.m., police say they found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound near Wright Avenue and Garland Avenue in Burnside Industrial Park; he was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
- Shortly before 3 p.m., an HRP officer on Burnside Drive saw a vehicle on the shoulder with two men outside and three occupants inside, including the shooting victim; the officer arrested all five and seized two loaded firearms.
- All five were scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Friday, facing multiple firearms-related charges alongside obstruction allegations, police said.
- The shooting victim was among those charged, according to Halifax Regional Police in a Friday update as the March 5, 2026 investigation continues.
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