In the immediate aftermath of the incident senior RCMP commanders provided a few key pieces of the story but put off many questions. OTTAWA—The RCMP has thrown a cloak of secrecy over many of the details around its Aug. 10 takedown of alleged terrorist Aaron Driver, saying investigations are ongoing. The RCMP also declined the Star’s repeated requests over the past few days for information about the status of the investigation into what explosive material Driver had amassed, and how and where he obtained the material. That investigation is being led by RCMP forensics and explosives experts, said assistant commissioner Jennifer Strachan last week. On Tuesday, they said RCMP told the family the 24-year-old man was killed by a police bullet and not shrapnel from an explosive device police say he detonated when confronted by police.

Source: thestar August 18, 2016 23:26 UTC