Man turns himself in, charged with Christmas Eve homicide in Halifax
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A man has been charged with the homicide of 31-year-old Ryan Michael Sawyer that happened on Christmas Eve in Halifax last year.
A man has been charged with the homicide of 31-year-old Ryan Michael Sawyer that happened on Christmas Eve in Halifax last year.
Police say 37-year-old Alexander Pishori Levy turned himself in at the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Wednesday and he was arrested.
On Dec. 24, 2022, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a disturbance involving several people in the 1700 block of Brunswick Street in downtown Halifax around 1:15 a.m.
Police said they found Sawyer unresponsive on the sidewalk on Prince Street, just east of Brunswick Street.
He was then taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.
The Nova Scotia medical examiner service performed an autopsy and his death was ruled a homicide.
Levy is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court Wednesday to face charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death.