Canada shooting: Gunman shoots 16 people dead during 12h-long rampage across Nova Scotia – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Canada shooting: Gunman shoots 16 people dead during 12h-long rampage across Nova Scotia




Picture: Gabriel Wortman, the alleged perpetrator of Canada’s worst mass shooting in almost 30 years. Source: Irish Mirror

Canada is today reeling from its worst mass shooting in over three decades.

Sixteen people were gunned down during a 12h-long rampage carried out by a man who drove around in a car painted to look like a police cruiser. There are also reports that the perpetrator, identified as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, may have worn a police uniform, or a uniform resembling that of Canadian police.

Wortman drove around the small town of Portapique -around 80 miles from Halifax-, seemingly and shooting people at their homes. He also set a number of buildings on fire before being shot dead by police after a long day of violence.

The shooter’s motivations have not yet been ascertained.

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