Police say Dartmouth shooting death on Lahey Road is a homicide

Halifax Regional Police saythey have ruled the death of a 36-year-old man in Dartmouth is a homicide.

Police were called to Lahey Road on Saturday night about a shootingat 11:20 p.m.

When police arrived, they found a man outside a residence who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. After initially calling the incident a suspicious death, police said in a news release Tuesday that it is being investigated as a homicide.

Police have identified the victim asNathaniel Maurice Brown.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service conducted an autopsy on Monday. Investigators do not believe that the incident was random.

Police wantto speak with anyone with information or withphotos or videos from the area. They can be reached at902-490-5020.