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Manhunt underway in Nova Scotia, Canada, for active shooter who left several victims Canadian police detain gunman who left several victims in Nova Scotia
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An active shooter situation is developing in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, where a man – who may be dressed in police uniform – opened fire at residents of the rural community of Portapique. A shooter who left several victims in the town of Portapique, Nova Scotia has been detained by police after an intense manhunt which lasted many hours.
The police are pursuing the gunman, who has already been identified. The motives of the shooter, said to be 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, are currently unclear. He was reportedly trying to escape in what looked like a law enforcement vehicle, wearing a police uniform. The police specified that the attacker wasn’t one of their employees.
They said the shooter was in a car which resembled the vehicles of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and he may have been wearing an RCMP uniform. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have been pursuing the suspect, who has been identified as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, since the early hours of this morning.
Police have described the suspect as “armed and dangerous,” advising the public to stay away from the bald white male. They said the shooter described as “armed and dangerous” was in a car which resembled a RCMP vehicle, and he may have been wearing an RCMP uniform.
"There are several victims," the they added, without elaborating on their condition. “There are several victims” in the shooting caused by the gunman, they added, without elaborating on their condition. The motives of the perpetrator are currently unclear.
The authorities advised the people of Portapique to stay indoors, and even “if possible, go into the basement,” while the manhunt was underway.The authorities advised the people of Portapique to stay indoors, and even “if possible, go into the basement,” while the manhunt was underway.
A nearby hospital was on lockdown as soon as the first reports of the mass shooting emerged at around 11.30pm. A nearby hospital was on lockdown as soon as the first reports of the mass shooting emerged at around 11:30pm.
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