Teen victim identified in homicide outside Halifax Shopping Centre, people left shaken – Halifax [Video]

Halifax Regional Police says two youths have been released without charges as they continue to investigate the homicide of a teenager Monday evening.

Police were called to a parking lot at the Halifax Shopping Centre shortly after 5 p.m., where they found an injured male youth. The teenager was taken to hospital, where he later died.

On Tuesday, police identified the victim as 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.

“Our focus right now is moving this investigation forward so we can bring … these individuals to justice,” HRP spokesperson Cst. John MacLeod told reporters outside police headquarters.

“There’s a young man, his family out there is certainly going through a great loss right now.”

Two youths who were arrested in connection with the homicide investigation Monday were released Tuesday without charges, MacLeod said.

“At this point, we’re not in a position in relation to lay specific charges to those two individuals,” he said. “We wouldn’t be able to speculate on …