In the months before he killed 22 people in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the gunman showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story about its purpose, witnesses say. Newly released court documents quote a former "work-related friend" of Gabriel Wortman telling police that near the end of December 2019 or early 2020, the killer opened the trunk of his car and "showed him a big military gun." According to an April 28, 2020, statement, Banfield told police that Wortman "showed her sister's boyfriend a gun at the warehouse and he also showed her brother Jimmy the handgun." The work associate was also told by the gunman about his plans for a replica car. During his rampage, the killer drove a replica RCMP police vehicle as he carried out his killings and eluded police.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 22:41 UTC