Details about ‘armed man’ in Dartmouth, N.S., released [Video]

Residents in the area of Gaston Road in Dartmouth, N.S., were asked to shelter in place Tuesday morning as police searched for an armed suspect.

Halifax Regional Police said officers responded to a report of a man with a firearm who was allegedly threatening people who were known to him around 9:20 a.m.

Halifax Regional Police are pictured in the area of Gaston Road in Dartmouth, N.S., on April 30, 2024. (CTV Atlantic/ Mike Lamb)

According to a news release from police, the man fled the area on foot before officers arrived.

Just after 10:20 a.m., an emergency alert was sent warning the public to be on the lookout for a “dangerous man” and to not approach him.

 An emergency alert was issued on April 30, 2024, warning the public of a dangerous man.

Police have identified the suspect as 49-year-old David John Campbell.

He is described as a white man in his late 40s, approximately six-feet tall, …