At approximately 12:15 am Halifax Regional Police officers were approached by a man who informed them that he had been robbed in the area of Maitland St and Newcastle St in Dartmouth as he was walking in the area. The victim indicates that he was approached by 2 men who were wearing all dark clothing and ski masks, one of the men produced a knife and demanded items from him. The men stole the victim’s cell phone, jacket and keys before fleeing the area in an older model beige colored Pontiac or Buick. There were no injuries.
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Tragedy in Upper Big Tracadie
A troubled veteran, fighting P-T-S-D, apparently killed his daughter, wife and mother then turned the gun on himself in Upper Big Tracadie, Nova Scotia.
33 year old Lionel Desmond shot himself after shooting 31 year old Shanna Desmond, their 10 year old daughter Aaliyah and his 52 year old mother Brenda Desmond.
Desmond was a retired corporal who served with the Second Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment at CFB Gagetown. He did a tour in Afghanistan as a sniper, according to a neighbour, and returned with P-T-S-D.