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By The Canadian Press

Gun Violence

UPDATE: RCMP have given the all-clear after investigating reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs

Apr 24, 2020 | 1:01 PM

HALIFAX — UPDATE: RCMP have given the all-clear after investigating reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs.

The police say an extensive searched of the area found no evidence of gunfire.

RCMP say they will continue to patrol the area.

The all-clear comes after police issued an emergency alert cautioning residents of Hammonds Plains and Hubley to take shelter inside.

Investigators say that one of the shooting reports was actually construction noise.

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This alert came after the RCMP received sharp criticism for not using the emergency system to notify people of a mass shooter who tore through much of the province over the weekend, killing 22.

EARLIER: Nova Scotia has issued an emergency alert advising people to shelter in place after reports of shots fired in two Halifax suburbs.

The RCMP say they are on the scene following separate reports in Hammonds Plains and Hubley.

The emergency alert says police are investigating in a wooded area between the Haliburton Hills and Highland Park Heights subdivisions in relation to shots fired.

The alert said there has been an additional report of shots fired in the Omega Court area of Hubley.

There were also reports of a man being arrested at a Dartmouth store, on the other side of the city.

The emergency alert comes after authorities were criticized for not issuing a similar provincewide warning during a weekend shooting rampage that left 22 people dead in northern and central Nova Scotia.