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Nova Scotia shooter identified as denturist Gabriel Wortman
2020-04-20
24 hr rule? Possibly just a deranged a-hole? Took some planning
[NY Post] The man who fatally shot 13 people during a bloody rampage in Nova Scotia was 51-year-old denture-maker Gabriel Wortman, reports said Sunday.

Wortman went on a shooting spree in several towns while dressed as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and driving a mocked-up RCMP vehicle, according to CBC.

"The fact that this individual had a uniform and a police car at his disposal certainly speaks to it not being a random act," RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather said.

Wortman, who is listed as a denturist, was tracked down by police at a gas station. He later died. The cause of Wortman’s death was not revealed.

Authorities said the death toll, which includes RCMP officer Heidi Stevenson, could rise.

It was unclear what sparked the attack, which apparently began around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, when cops first received a call about "a person with firearms" in the tiny town of Portapique and the area went into lockdown.

A motive for the killings was not known on Sunday night.
Posted by:Frank G

#7  Thanks Raj caught that point it was the The "mother-of-two police officer" was a member - in High River Alberta" thing I was wondering about.
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-04-20 12:40  

#6  Woodrow - that name did ring a bit of a bell; this should help you out.
Posted by: Raj   2020-04-20 08:06  

#5  Canuckistan sniper, what?
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-04-20 06:26  

#4  Some people can't cope with lockdown pressures.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-04-20 03:22  

#3  The "mother-of-two police officer" was a member of the same jackbooted thugs who ripped houses apart looking for guns in High River Alberta and never had to answer for it. Barn burners, quasi-military, politically aware Kreisleiters, one and all IMHO.
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2020-04-20 03:20  

#2  Dentist, 51, who disguised himself as a cop shoots dead 16 people, including a mother-of-two police officer, in Canada's deadliest ever mass shooting during 12 hour rampage
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-20 01:11  

#1  Canada shooting rampage kills at least 16 including policewoman; deadliest such attack in country's history
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-04-20 00:47  

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