The New Year’s Eve killing of a 73-year-old father and his daughter, 40, are a case of “intimate partner violence,” according to Halifax Regional Police.

They responded at 10:35 p.m. on Dec. 31 to a report of an injured person on Gottingen Street, in the city’s north end.

“At the scene, officers located a vehicle containing a deceased woman and an unresponsive man. Both had suffered gunshot wounds. The man was transported to hospital where he died as a result of his injuries,” Halifax Regional Police said in a news release.

Hours after finding a father and his adult daughter shot dead, police discovered her partner dead on the Halifax Commons{ai:summary}<p>Halifax Regional Police report that a New Year’s Eve shooting involved a 73-year-old man and his 40-year-old daughter, classified as a case of intimate partner violence. Both victims were found in a vehicle with gunshot wounds; the man later died in the hospital.</p><p>#crime</p>

Killing of Halifax father and daughter dubbed 'intimate partner violence'

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