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| Canada shooting: Nova Scotia gunman 'dressed as policeman' arrested | Canada shooting: Nova Scotia gunman 'dressed as policeman' arrested |
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| A suspected gunman believed to be dressed as a police officer has been captured after several people were shot in Nova Scotia, Canadian police say. | |
| Police have not confirmed the number of injuries or whether anyone has died. | Police have not confirmed the number of injuries or whether anyone has died. |
| Residents in the rural town of Portapique had been advised to lock themselves indoors or shelter in basements while the man was at large. | Residents in the rural town of Portapique had been advised to lock themselves indoors or shelter in basements while the man was at large. |
| Police said the suspect had been driving what appeared to be a police car before changing to another vehicle. | Police said the suspect had been driving what appeared to be a police car before changing to another vehicle. |
| They say they were first alerted to an incident involving firearms late on Saturday. | They say they were first alerted to an incident involving firearms late on Saturday. |
| Tweets by Nova Scotia police identified the alleged attacker as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman. | Tweets by Nova Scotia police identified the alleged attacker as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman. |
| He was not employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but "may be wearing a RCMP uniform", they said. | He was not employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but "may be wearing a RCMP uniform", they said. |
| "There's one difference between his car and our Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles: the car # [registration plate]. The suspect's car is 28B11, behind rear passenger window. If you see 28B11 call 911 immediately," they tweeted on Sunday. | "There's one difference between his car and our Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles: the car # [registration plate]. The suspect's car is 28B11, behind rear passenger window. If you see 28B11 call 911 immediately," they tweeted on Sunday. |
| The gunman later changed cars to drive a "small silver Chevrolet SUV", police added. | The gunman later changed cars to drive a "small silver Chevrolet SUV", police added. |
| Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada where gun ownership laws are stricter than in the neighbouring United States. | Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada where gun ownership laws are stricter than in the neighbouring United States. |
| In 2019 two fugitive teenagers confessed to killing three people, including an Australian-US couple on holiday, in northern British Columbia. | In 2019 two fugitive teenagers confessed to killing three people, including an Australian-US couple on holiday, in northern British Columbia. |