The suspect is “deceased” following a manhunt, police said.
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At least 10 people, including a police officer, are dead following a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia that ended after a manhunt.
The suspect, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51, is “deceased,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Sunday evening.
Authorities initially said he had been taken into custody on Sunday, “after a pursuit throughout the Canadian province.”
Officers responding to calls of multiple shootings Saturday in Portapique found several casualties in and outside a home, according to the police. A “chaotic scene” ensued, RCMP Chief Superintendent Chris Leather said during a press briefing Sunday.
RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson was killed in the overnight shootings, RCMP reported. Another officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect is believed to have operated alone and carried out homicides throughout the province, police said.
A search for the suspect went into the morning. Wortman was believed to be wearing a police uniform and driving a police vehicle, but is not employed by the RCMP, according to police.
During the pursuit, Wortman was later seen driving a silver Chevy Tracker, police said.
Wortman was arrested at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, according to The Associated Press.
“My heart goes out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said outside his Ontario home Sunday. “I want to thank the police for their hard work, and people for cooperating with authorities.”
