HALIFAX – Police say a young man remains in hospital with serious injuries after being shot during an attempted robbery in Halifax.
Officers say the 19-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle with a friend in the area of Dutch Village Road and Frederick Street early Saturday morning when two people approached them and demanded money.
Police say there was a short altercation and the man was shot in the back.
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He was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
“He underwent surgery and is now out of surgery in the intensive care unit. His prognosis is good,” said Staff Sgt. Lindsay Hernden with Halifax Regional Police.
“Witnesses are being interviewed and we’re making headway but no arrests [have been made] at this time.”
– with files from Julia Wong
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