HALIFAX — Halifax police say they shot a man who had barricaded himself with a woman for hours inside a home.
They say the man was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Wednesday to a report of a man who had shut himself inside a home in the city's west end.
Police say crisis negotiators tried to de-escalate the situation, but the man refused to come outside and allegedly continued to make threats toward police all night.
At 7 a.m. the next day the man allegedly pointed a firearm at police, and was shot by an officer.
Police say a woman who knew the suspect was also in the residence, and was taken out of the home around 8:30 a.m. and treated by paramedics.
They say the man was arrested shortly after and taken to hospital, and his condition has not been released.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025.
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