Halifax Regional Police are investigating a double homicide that occurred on New Year's Eve. A father and daughter were found dead in a car from gunshot wounds, and hours later, the suspect, who was the woman's boyfriend, was found dead from a gunshot wound as well.
Halifax Regional Police say a father and daughter were fatally shot on New Year's Eve in what is believed to be an incident of intimate partner violence, hours before the suspect was also found dead. On Tuesday, officers found a car that contained a woman who had died of gunshot wounds and another man who had gunshot wounds and was unresponsive. He later died in hospital. Police were called to reports of an injured person in the 2400 block of Gottingen Street around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday.
Officers found a car that contained a woman who had died of gunshot wounds and another man who had gunshot wounds and was unresponsive. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service has determined the cause of death for both victims is homicide. Community where N.S. woman was killed calls for action against domestic violence On Wednesday around 1:30 a.m., officers received information that a man connected to the victims was believed to be in the area of the Halifax Common. Upon arrival, they found the man had died by gunshot wound. A firearm was recovered at the scene. The man has been identified as 39-year-old Matthew Costain. His death is still under investigation by police in conjunction with the medical examiner service. Police say Costain was known to be in a relationship with Smith. The homicides are believed to be incidents of intimate partner violence and police are not looking for any other suspects. It's the fourth instance of women being killed by their partners in as many months in Nova Scotia, where politicians have declared intimate partner violence an epidemi
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