Police investigate suspicious death of Halifax woman

CITYnews halifax / By Rachel Morgan

Halifax Regional Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death Friday night.

Around 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, officers responded to an injured person found lying on the roadway near Gottingen Street and Bloomfield Street.

Emergency Health Services rendered first aid to the 40-year-old woman and transported her to hospital where she later died of her injuries.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The investigation is presently in the early stages and anyone with information or video from the area is asked to contact police. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers.

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