Worst shooting in Canadian history, including police, suspected of killing 17 people-News



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In the province of Nova Scotia, in southeastern Canada, a major shooting incident occurred on the 18th, which included police and suspects, killing 13 people.

(Updated at 9:25 am) Serious shooting occurred on the night of the 18th hour in Nova Scotia, southeastern Canada Shooting

Global News reported that a shooting occurred in Portapique, a rural town in Nova Scotia, Canada, on the 18th. A total of 17 people were killed, including 51-year-old gunman Gabriel. Wortman) and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Canadian police originally stated that 13 people, including the gunman, were killed during the shooting and arrest of the gunman. The victim data was updated on the night of the 19th. The death toll was revised to 17, including the armed man and a female police officer. Beyond the 1989 Montreal Polytechnique (Ecole Polytechnique) shooting, it became the worst shooting in Canadian history.

According to local residents’ description, around 10:30 p.m. local time, Portapik city residents notified police that a shooting occurred in a residential house. Police noted that after large numbers of police officers rushed to the scene, there were many victims inside and outside the residential home. The crime scene was chaotic, but they did not immediately recognize the gunman.

Canadian police noted that the gunman first disguised himself as a member of the police, and the vehicle he was driving made people think he was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police, after 12 hours of nightly searching in different neighborhoods and refuting the fire with the gangsters, the police finally killed the armed man the morning of the 19th.

Police, sadly murdered, Heidi Stevenson. (Photo / Reuters, Royal Nova Scotia Mounted Police, Canada)
Police, sadly murdered, Heidi Stevenson. (Photo / Reuters, Royal Nova Scotia Mounted Police, Canada)

The shooting resulted in 17 deaths, including the gunman, including a female police officer. Another RCMP was injured. It is unclear why the gunman committed the murder.

The Associated Press previously reported that this was the worst shooting in Canada in 30 years. The last large-scale shooting in Canada returned to the Montreal Polytechnic shooting in 1989. The gunman killed 14 women and committed suicide.

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(China Times News)



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