Dartmouth councillor says residents feeling uneasy after 2 recent shootings – Halifax [Video]

Halifax Regional Municipality councillor and deputy mayor Tony Mancini says people in his district are starting to feel a bit uneasy.

Two shootings occurred in his Dartmouth district recently — one resulting in the death of a man. 

“We had a shooting last week where three people were injured and on Monday we have another shooting that led to a death,” said Mancini, who represents District 6.

“People are nervous, they’re concerned, they’re angry, they’re asking lots of questions.”

Monday’s shooting on Ruben claimed the life of 37-year-old Cortrell Thomas. On March 24, three people were injured in a shooting on nearby Ruben Court. 

Mancini says he’s looking for answers from police about how they’re responding to the recent spike in gun crime. He says it’s unusual to see shootings occur in rapid succession like this in the municipality.

“It’s uneasy because it really hasn’t been part of our conversation or fabric of living here. We see it in the news, we see it in …