Police in Canada now say at least 22 people were killed in what's thought to be the country's worst mass shooting in recent history over the weekend.
A volunteer firefighter douses hot spots near destroyed vehicles linked to the deadly weekend shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, on Monday.A volunteer firefighter douses hot spots near destroyed vehicles linked to the deadly weekend shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, on Monday.
In a statement on Tuesday, the RCMP said all of the victims were adults, except for one teenage girl."Some of the victims were known to Gabriel Wortman and were targeted while others were not known to him," the police statement said. Among the victims identified previously was RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the force.reported that police said victims had been found in Portapique, where the gunman lived, and Debert, Shubenacadie/Milford and Enfield — a large geographic area surrounding an inlet of the Bay of Fundy in the central part of the province.
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