Eastern Canadian shootings killed at least 19 people, arson also revealed April 6: 6:08
In a murder in a man shooting 10 people in eastern Canada, police revealed on Tuesday that at least 19 people were dead and the man had set fires to multiple homes.
In Nova Scotia, eastern Canada, a man dressed as a policeman fired guns at multiple locations while moving in a car resembling a police car from the evening of the 18th to the 19th.
The man, local suspect Gabriel Wartman (51), was shot dead in a shootout with police.
Police initially said 10 people were killed in the incident, but at a news conference yesterday, it revealed that at least 19 people, including men, were dead.
In addition, he said, "At least five places have fires on buildings such as houses, and we have not been able to fully verify the scene of the incident," and made it clear that the man had set fires on multiple houses. It also suggested that the number of deaths may increase.
However, with regard to the motives, the police only continue to elucidate the motives, saying that they seemed to aim indiscriminately.