As is unfortunately often the case, the mass shooting that took place on April 18 in Nova Scotia began with an incident of domestic violence.\n
Authorities say that before the shooting that killed 22 people in the rural coastal community of Portapique, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman argued before leaving a party. At home, Wortman assaulted his girlfriend and tied her up before returning to the party and killing several in attendance. Police didn’t find Wortman’s girlfriend until 7 a.m. the following morning, after Wortman—had left those at the party for dead and began targeting random victims.
A vigil for the victims, including Stevenson, along with a family of three, and an elementary school teacher, among others, will be
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