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Update - shots fired at Halifax Transit bus

Police Media Releases - Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015 at 2:43pm

Halifax Regional Police has determined that a reported shooting at a bus earlier this month was not a shooting.

On March 18, at 12:10 a.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to the 7100 block of Chebucto Road for a report from Halifax Transit bus driver of a shot fired at a bus. The bus driver reported being cut off by a vehicle near the Armdale rotary. When the bus reached Chebucto Road, the bus driver saw that the vehicle had pulled over and then heard what he thought was a shot fired at his bus. Officers checked the area but were not able to locate the vehicle or the driver. The bus was examined but no bullet hole was found.

Officers reviewed video surveillance from the bus and surrounding businesses. They determined that after the vehicle stopped on Chebucto Road, the male driver exited the vehicle, reached down to the ground and threw either a chunk of ice or snow at the bus. 

Officers are still looking to speak with the driver of the vehicle. The driver is described as a white man in his thirties, wearing a yellow vest, dark pants and dark jacket. He was driving a single cab, red pickup truck with yellow plow on the front, a salt spreader on back and a yellow light on roof. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip atwww.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.

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At approximately 12:10 a.m. on March 18, Halifax Regional Police responded to 7100 block of Chebucto Rd. for a report from a Metro Transit bus driver of a shot fired at a bus. The driver reported being cut off by a vehicle near the Roundabout. When the bus was passing by a business on Chebucto Rd., the driver saw the vehicle pulled over and heard what he thought was a shot from a firearm toward his bus. The area was checked with negative results. 

The suspect vehicle is described as a red or burgundy single cab truck with a yellow light on its roof, a yellow Fisher plow in the front and a salt preader on the back. The suspect driver is described as a white male, 30-40 years-old and wearing a yellow vest, dark pants and jacket at the time of the offence.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.