Previous encounter with the gunmanCBC News previously reported RCMP officers knocked on some doors and ordered residents to leave, but other people slept through the night. It's also not clear how many RCMP officers were on the ground in Portapique overnight, though 23 units had arrived on scene by midnight. The officer shared the images with other officers in Portapique and those in charge of managing the response. Several false alarmsBy 1 a.m. on April 19, 2020, Campbell said RCMP had set up four roadblocks on Highway 2 — the lone highway leading in and out of Portapique. Twitter was used to communicate, the documents said, based on past experiences, including the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., where three RCMP officers were killed.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2021 19:30 UTC