Gabriel Wortman, 51, had stopped for gas at the Irving Big Stop in Enfield on April 19, after a night of terror that left 22 victims dead
When a gunman masquerading as a Mountie, who went on a terrifying murder rampage through northern Nova Scotia last month, was shot and killed at a gas station, he had five guns within reach. Each gun was ready to shoot with a single trigger pull, new documents from the investigation reveal.
A semi-automatic rifle was found with a shoulder strap, its selector switch set to ‘fire’ mode. A second semi-automatic rifle was found with a bullet in the chamber. A single, 40-page document prepared by the RCMP during its investigation into the murder of 22 victims in Nova Scotia last month by a gunman masquerading as an RCMP officer was released Tuesday, in response to a legal challenge by media organizations.
Case law says search warrant information — once executed and if items are seized by police — should be public information. “Frankly, we’d rather err on the side of caution,” Covan said during the court hearing Tuesday morning, held by teleconference because of COVID-19 emergency restrictions.“Expediency is not going to trump completeness and accuracy in terms of detail. The Crowns, I have no reason whatsoever to disbelieve what you’re telling me,” she said.
On Friday, a group of law professors at Dalhousie University wrote a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil calling for a public inquiry. Over 13 hours, Wortman, a denturist, went on a terrifying mobile shooting spree across northern Nova Scotia, dressed in an authentic RCMP uniform and driving an exact replica of an RCMP cruiser.
“There are many areas of investigation as we continue to piece together the gunman’s movements, possible motivation and whether he received assistance leading up to the incidents,” the RCMP said in an investigation update last week.
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