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Man posing as officer kills 16 in Canada shooting
ABC11 ^ | 04 19 2020 | Staff

Posted on 04/19/2020 7:20:57 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

ENFIELD, Nova Scotia -- A man disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, killing 16 people Sunday, in the deadliest such attack in the country's history. Officials said the suspected shooter was also dead.

A police officer was among those killed. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique, about 60 miles north of Halifax - what police called the first scene. Bodies were also found at other locations.

Overnight, police began advising residents of the town - already on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic - to lock their doors and stay in their basements. Several homes in the area were set on fire as well.

Police identified the man believed to be the shooter as Gabriel Wortman, 51, who was thought to live part-time in Portapique. Authorities said he wore a police uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser. Authorities believe he may have targeted his first victims but then began attacking randomly.

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KEYWORDS: 1moretime; banglist; canada; massshooting; oldnews
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1 posted on 04/19/2020 7:20:57 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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Simply amazing how soon we have a picture published of this particular shooter. But, “we may never know his true motive.”


2 posted on 04/19/2020 7:23:44 PM PDT by oldplayer
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“Suspected”????? Sheesh, you leftist nitwits . ..what more proof do you need? It is these attitudes that contribute to the failure of civil society .


3 posted on 04/19/2020 7:26:16 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: oldplayer

Mad at his orthodintist?


4 posted on 04/19/2020 7:27:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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“Authorities said he wore a police uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser”

He had it planned then. He didn’t just blow a gasquet.


5 posted on 04/19/2020 7:30:15 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but It Will Be Livestreamed)
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To: oldplayer

Quick on the draw when its a middle aged white guy. Us that a Trump hat he was wearing?


6 posted on 04/19/2020 7:30:33 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: yesthatjallen

No way! Canaduh has gun control, must be fake news. /s


7 posted on 04/19/2020 7:34:50 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Weaponize your cell phone! Call your legislators every week.)
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At least 17 people dead after shooting, manhunt in Nova Scotia

Halifax Shooting - National Post

8 posted on 04/19/2020 7:40:21 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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What the hell.... Why?


9 posted on 04/19/2020 7:43:52 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Dreadful. RIP to the victims.


10 posted on 04/19/2020 7:44:25 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: Delta 21

I think it’s an Obama hat.


11 posted on 04/19/2020 7:49:02 PM PDT by funfan
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To: yesthatjallen

Berserker.


12 posted on 04/19/2020 7:57:03 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( Stop the fearmongering! Post flu statistics along side COVID-19 statistics!)
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To: yesthatjallen

This can not be true because Canada has very strict gun control.


13 posted on 04/19/2020 8:01:43 PM PDT by oldenuff35
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To: BenLurkin; yesthatjallen
A Gabriel Wortman is listed as a denturist - a person who makes dentures

There you go. A denturist!

Everyone knows that job will make you crazy. Just like being a Postman.

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14 posted on 04/19/2020 8:06:29 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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*** Mad at his orthodintist? ***

Terrible tragedy, and yet the first thing I noticed were his teeth.


15 posted on 04/19/2020 8:08:15 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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Wow....this will push the corona news off the CBC for a while unless they blame this on the virus I suppose. Maybe the lockdown after a month or so now made him do it.


16 posted on 04/19/2020 8:11:31 PM PDT by xp38
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He looks like a jolly fellow. “ Hi,I’m Gabe. Now you’re gonna die!”


17 posted on 04/19/2020 8:15:14 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: yesthatjallen

Just saw this. Sigh. No words. Unfortunately,the left jumps the narrative.


18 posted on 04/19/2020 8:15:53 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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he’s got that look....that arrogant look...as in, I know I can do something to all of you and you’re not even aware.......


19 posted on 04/19/2020 8:20:08 PM PDT by cherry
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To: yesthatjallen

What gun did he use?


20 posted on 04/19/2020 8:30:47 PM PDT by umgud
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