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CBC
10 hours ago
- CBC
Death of man in Dartmouth encampment ruled a homicide
The death of a 56-year-old man at a Dartmouth encampment last year has been ruled a homicide by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service. According to a news release, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report on Dec. 22, 2024, that a man had been assaulted by a woman at an encampment on Geary Street. The man declined medical assistance and did not want a police investigation, the release said. Four days later, police were called back to the encampment where the same man was found dead in a tent. He was identified as Jeffrey Alexander Emmersen. The release said the investigation is ongoing. Assault suspect Police described the woman involved in the assault as white, 20 to 25 years old, four feet 11 inches, of medium build with shoulder-length dark hair. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket and red sweatpants. Emmersen was the third man in his 50s to be found dead outside in Nova Scotia in a month. William Walsh was discovered outside a fishing tent in Windsor, N.S., on Nov. 26, 2024, and Bobby Hiltz died in a park called Miner's Marsh in Kentville, N.S., a week later. Encampment closed In a separate news release Wednesday, the Halifax Regional Municipality said it has officially closed the Geary Street encampment, where several individuals had been sheltering. According to the release, in recent months the site had the lowest usage of all designated locations in the municipality. The closure follows a May 28 notice giving occupants until June 22 to relocate. The release said municipal and provincial staff provided support and transportation to alternative indoor shelters or designated outdoor sites. The site has been vacated and fencing is being installed, the release said. The area is now being inspected and a plan will be developed for remediation.
CTV News
11 hours ago
- CTV News
Sudden death of man in December ruled a homicide, Halifax police looking for suspect
Jeff Emerson is pictured. He was found dead inside a tent in Dartmouth, N.S., on Dec. 26, 2024. (Submitted: Claudette Desmond) Halifax police are now investigating the sudden death of a man in December as a homicide and are trying to identify the person responsible. Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of an assault on Geary Street in Dartmouth on Dec. 22, 2024. Police learned a man had been assaulted by a woman. 'Paramedics responded but the man declined medical attention and further police investigation,' said police in a news release Wednesday. Four days later, on Dec. 26, 2024, police again responded to the Geary Street area around 4:20 p.m., after the same man was found dead inside a tent. The man was identified as 56-year-old Jeffrey Alexander Emerson. 'Last week, the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service notified police that the autopsy findings indicated the manner of death to be homicide,' said police. Now police are trying to identify the woman responsible for the assault. She is described as white and between the ages of 20 and 25. She is about four-foot-10 with a medium build and shoulder-length dark hair. She was wearing a blue jacket and red sweatpants the day of the assault. Police are asking anyone with information about the assault or the suspect to contact them at 902-490-5020. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
12 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Former Geary Street encampment site in Dartmouth, N.S., vacant, crews install fencing
A man is pictured holding an eviction notice outside of his tent at the Geary Street green space in Dartmouth, N.S. Three days after the deadline to official de-designate the Geary Street encampment site in Dartmouth, N.S., the area is now officially empty as crews put up fencing. The Halifax Regional Municipality de-designated the location on May 28. People living and sleeping in the area had until June 22 to find another place to stay. 'Currently, there are several available spaces within multiple provincial indoor shelters and temporary housing,' a news release from the municipality reads. 'As a result, the municipality directed that people sheltering at Geary Street green space vacate this location. Over the past three years, this site has consistently had fewer individuals sleeping rough and has also recorded the lowest usage among designated locations in recent months.' The municipality said three people were still sheltering at the site as of Wednesday morning. Municipal housing and homelessness staff helped them move to 'alternative locations' and the area is now vacant, according to the municipality. 'Due to the heavy use of the area as a designated location, it will need to be remediated,' the release reads. 'Now that it is vacant, it will be inspected and a plan will be developed to determine how long it will take to clean and remediate the space.' Last year the municipality de-designated the encampment site on University Avenue in Halifax. There are now four remaining sites: Green Road Park in Dartmouth the Barrington Street green space Cogswell Park Lower Flinn Park in Halifax The municipality says there are currently 48 tents and four trailers spread across these four sites, which were established in July 2022. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
