Police confirmed Wednesday that the gunman acted alone in his weekend rampage, and that RCMP were in the process of preparing a public alert when the gunman was killed.
RCMP have provided new details around the timeline of a manhunt for a gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia over the weekend.
Police have also said that they have a “fairly good idea” that the gunman did not have a firearms licence in Canada.
On Wednesday, RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather said police first responded to a possible shooting at 10:26 p.m. AT on Saturday in the rural community of Portapique, N.S.
Leather said that it was determined to be a homicide, and police began searching the area. But the only information provided to the public at the time was a tweet at 11:32 p.m. AT saying they were responding to a firearms complaint and asking residents to lock their doors.
Leather said officers set up a perimeter and continued their search for the suspect throughout the night.
Following new information that the suspect was not in the secure perimeter, at 8:02 a.m. AT on Sunday, RCMP began providing more real-time information on Twitter.
Police working on an alert when gunman was killed
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