US sailor slain........

Six arrested in Halifax after U.S. sailor slain
Updated Sat. Nov. 4 2006 11:51 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Six people were arrested and questioned in Halifax early Saturday
after an American sailor was stabbed to death outside a downtown
night spot.
No one has been charged in the slaying.
Police were called around 4 a.m. after a fight that broke out
inside a club moved out onto the street.
About 20 people were involved in the fight, police said.
The 28-year-old sailor, who has not been identified, was found
stabbed on the street.
"He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead,"
police spokeswoman Theresa Brien told CTV News.
An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.
"There was another American sailor that received a minor
injury to his foot," Brien said.
The other sailor was treated in hospital and is in fair condition.
The crime scene is in a part of the city with active night life that
is known for increasing acts of random violence.
Police are trying to determine if this homicide was random.
Six people have been arrested and are being interrogated.
"Police were able to identify and stop a suspect vehicle, at which
point one person bailed from the vehicle and fled on foot,"
Brien said.
"Patrol officers as well as our canine unit assisted with the
arrest of that individual and four other passengers were
also apprehended at that time," said Brien.
The four people who stayed in the vehicle were arrested
and held for questioning.
A sixth person was arrested for obstruction.
Police said he interfered with investigators as they chased
the subject fleeing on foot.
Two American ships, U.S.S. Doyle and U.S.S. Gunston Hall,
are in Halifax for joint U.S.-Canada naval training exercises
that began Friday.
American navy officials said they would not comment until
the family of the deceased has been notified.
A lot of the sailors were out on the town Saturday night,
residents said.
Some locals said the boisterous night-time partying makes
them nervous.
"It does make me a little nervous walking around the
streets alone," said Richard Moller.
"It's kind of overwhelming ... because we saw them at lower
deck before," said Jennifer Normina.
"They were all out there partying and it's a little scary."
"This really upsets me," said Bonita Aalders. "
Halifax is a fairly small town and people are usually very
good to one another and this bothers me a lot."
With a report from CTV's Tracy Prysiazniuk and files
from the Canadian Press