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Halifax District RCMP, with assistance from Halifax Regional Police, responded to a hit and run on Shrewsbury Rd. in Cole Harbour. RCMP officers learned that a Good Samaritan was rendering assistance to a woman that was being held against her will in a Mercedes. The vehicle was located at a nearby residence and was occupied by a man known to the victim.

Police said a Good Samaritan intervened, and they were knocked to the ground along with the woman who was being held against her will. The man then proceeded to intentionally strike the woman with the vehicle before fleeing the scene.

Two off-duty police officers, who were at a nearby residence, ran to the scene and provided first aid to both women. The victim, a 30-year-old Dartmouth woman, suffered life threatening injuries and the Good Samaritan suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were both transported to hospital by EHS where the 30-year-old woman died of her injuries.

Police issued a dangerous person emergency alert, at approximately 5:45 p.m., with the name, a photo and descriptors of the man involved.

At approximately 6 p.m., RCMP officers safely arrested the 33-year-old Cole Harbour man who was on foot near Hwy. 7 and Lake Major Rd. in Westphal. He has been identified as Aaron Daniel Crawley by several outlets. He is facing charges of First Degree Murder, Assault with a Weapon, and Failure to Comply with a Release Order (four counts).