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The perpetrator, apparently wearing parts of a police uniform and driving a vehicle that looked like a police car, was shot dead by police officers on Sunday after about 12 hours of persecution in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia. . His motive was initially unstable.
Forces were called to the village of Portapique on Saturday night after the man shot there. Police found several bodies in front of and in a community house about 100 kilometers north of the provincial capital of Halifax.
This was followed by a twelve-hour manhunt that led to other communities in the province and in the course of which the emergency services found several buildings on fire, according to the head of the RCMP police department in Nova Scotia, Chris Leather. The access was made on Sunday morning, during which the 51-year-old man was shot.
According to the police, the shooter’s victims were killed in various parts of the province. During the chase, the man also had an exchange of fire with the police.
The author used various vehicles to escape. One looked like a police vehicle, Leather said. Apparently he was also wearing parts of a police uniform. During the persecution, the police had repeatedly warned the population of the man who was not a police officer and was “armed and dangerous”.
According to media reports, the 51-year-old man was a dental technician who had offices in Halifax and Dartmouth. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, dental practices in Nova Scotia recently had to shut down emergency treatment.
The father’s motive was initially uncertain. Leather said he was investigating whether the act could be related to the measures taken against the pandemic. According to the police, the man acted alone.
There is no evidence of a terrorist background, RCMP national chief Brenda Lucki told CBC radio. Apparently, he chose his victims at least partially by chance, Leather said. “However, the fact that this person had a uniform and a police car suggests that it was not an accidental act.”
Among the fatalities is a female police officer who has been in the police service for 23 years and leaves two children. Another police officer was injured. According to the police, his injuries were not fatal. According to media reports, a primary school teacher is among the victims.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was “horrified by the senseless violence in Nova Scotia.” He hoped that the wounded would recover quickly. Nova Scotia Prime Minister Stephen McNeil also spoke of one of the “most senseless acts of violence in the history of our province.” Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz (VP) expressed his sympathy to the relatives and friends of the victims on Twitter. He was deeply shocked and sad and wished all the wounded a speedy recovery.
Multiple-kill firearms are significantly less common in Canada than in the United States. Gun laws are much stricter in Canada than in the neighboring country. The worst armed attack in Canada in recent decades occurred in Montreal in 1989. At that time, a young man shot 14 women at the Polytechnic University before committing suicide.
