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RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division charges man with firearms offences and public mischief after false report of a shooting
April 9, 2026
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Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has charged a man with firearms offences and public mischief after an investigation determined he made a false report.
On November 13, at approximately 3:45 a.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment and EHS responded to a report of an injured man in the parking lot of a business in the 0-100 block of Forest Hill Pkwy. Upon arrival, officers were told by the man that he had been shot. Officers provided first aid until EHS arrived and transported the 31-year-old man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A search warrant was later executed at the man’s residence on Hugh Allen Dr. in Cole Harbour. Police seized a semi-automatic handgun, ammunition, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a quantity of cash.
On April 3, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Walker Ave., in Lower Sackville, in relation to the ongoing investigation. The same 31-year-old man, along with a 28-year-old woman, were arrested. Police seized a semi-automatic rifle and ammunition from the property.
The woman was released pending a scheduled court appearance in Dartmouth Provincial Court.
Kyler David Benight has been charged with:
- Careless Use of Firearm (three counts)
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose (three counts)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (three counts)
- Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (three counts)
- Possession of a Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (two counts)
- Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition (three counts)
- Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Commission of an Offence (three counts)
- Public Mischief
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
Benight remains in custody with a scheduled appearance in Dartmouth Provincial Court on April 9.
File #: 25-164433, 26-51548