A shooting rampage Sunday in Nova Scotia, Canada, killed at least 10 people including a policewoman, detectives stated, adding that the shooter also passed away.
The lone shooter, 51- year-old Gabriel Wortman, “moved across the northern part of the province and committed what appears to be a number of murders,” Royal Canadian Mounted Cops [RCMP] Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said. A possible intention was unclear. At one point, he apparently disguised himself as a policeman, private investigators included.
At least one officer died and another suffered injuries, according to Brian Sauvé, the president of the National Police Federation union.
Investigators stated previously that they took Wortman into custody prior to later adding that he died. They did not give specifics.
Police stated the incident began late Saturday in the small town of Portapique, at first reporting ” multiple victims” and explaining the suspect as potentially camouflaged as a mountie.
Wortman’s name was launched about nine hours after an initial tweet around midnight asking individuals to prevent the Portapique area and remain inside as officers responded to a guns problem.
Police in Canada launched this picture of 51- year-old Gabriel Wortman in connection with the shooting in Nova Scotia. (Royal Canadian Installed Authorities).
About three hours later, authorities tweeted that Wortman had actually been taken into custody at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia.
Several structure fires were reported as well, but authorities didn’t immediately validate details.
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” My heart goes out to everyone impacted in what is a dreadful scenario,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated.
” I never ever envisioned when I went to sleep last night that I would get up to the dreadful news that an active shooter was on the loose in Nova Scotia, ″ Premier Stephen McNeil said. “This is one of the most ridiculous acts of violence in our province’s history.”
He added that it was an additional “heavy problem” amid efforts to consist of the coronavirus.
As cops were seeking Wortman, they tweeted that he might have been driving what seemed an RCMP automobile and wearing an RCMP uniform. Police said he was not a mountie.
A Gabriel Wortman is noted as a denturist in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, according to the Denturist Society of Nova Scotia site, The Associated Press reported. A suspect picture provided by the RCMP supposedly matched video footage of a man being interviewed about dentures by CTV Atlantic in 2014.
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Tom Taggart, a lawmaker in the municipality of Colchester, said the shooting shook the otherwise peaceful community.
” This is simply an absolutely terrific, tranquil quiet neighborhood and the concept that this might take place in our neighborhood is unbelievable,” Taggart said by phone from his house in Bass River, near the lockdown area.
” Individuals live here since of the peace and quiet and it’s just an outright tragedy,” he added.
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Taggart stated he didn’t know Wortman well, but talked to him a couple of times when he called about municipal problems.
The Associated Press added to this report.
