As an institution, the RCMP has notched failure after failure – with the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission’s report serving as the latest high-profile indictment
As Nova Scotians learn more about what happened during the horrific mass shooting in April 2020 through a public inquiry, details from various witnesses show how close at least 44 others came to the gunman.
The first three RCMP officers who responded to the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting testified Monday they were initially doubtful the killer was in a marked RCMP vehicle, even though a dispatcher relayed that information from two 911 calls.
Constables Stuart Beselt, Adam Merchant and Aaron Patton testified together on Monday at the inquiry examining the Nova Scotia mass shooting of April 2020 that killed 22 people.
HALIFAX - An active shooter was on the loose in Portapique, N.S, buildings were burning, and it was left to three RCMP officers to advance into the mayhem on April 18, 2020.