Death toll of Canada's worst shooting rises to 23
The toll from the worst mass shooting in Canada's modern history, a 14-hour rampage over the weekend, has increased to 23 from 19, police say.
The victims include a 17-year-old not determined by officials who previously believed those killed in the province of Nova Scotia were adults.
Authorities are yet to determine a motive for the crime. Police say the gunman knew a number of the victims.
The shooter, a 51-year-old man, was killed in a confrontation with police.
Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) updated the death toll from the attack in a statement on Tuesday plus a rough timeline of the events.
Police had previously warned the quantity of dead could rise as they searched the 16 separate crime scenes across north and central Nova Scotia.
Their work was also slowed by the fact there were numerous fires started - about five, according to police. That they had to search through the debris of those badly burnt-out homes for remains.
The full investigation will probably take months.
What is find out about the rampage?
The rampage started around 22:30 on Saturday (01:30 GMT) in the rural beachside community of Portapique.
Police received multiple calls to the emergency services reporting gunshots, and responders found "several casualties outside and inside of a home" but no suspect.
They also found out "multiple sites in the immediate area, including structures and vehicles that were on fire".
During at least the main rampage the gunman used "a very real look-alike RCMP vehicle".
That vehicle was bought at the crime scene where 23-year RCMP veteran Const Heidi Stevenson was killed in the type of duty.
The gunman was wearing an real RCMP police uniform, authorities said on Tuesday. He didn't work for any police force.
Victims were also within the communities of Wentworth, Debert, Shubenacadie/Milford and Enfield, where police shot the gunman.
Little is known in what motivated the suspect, Gabriel Wortman, or how he chose his victims.
Who were the victims?
Victims add a teacher, a home care nurse focusing on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, and an RCMP officer.
A national virtual vigil will be held this week to honour the victims of the shooting, as the province is locked-down as a result of virus.
Many other virtual vigils have since sprung through to social media as persons mourn the tragedy.
The first victim made public was Const Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the force and a mother of two.
Another was Heather O'Brien, who was simply caring for older people with the non-profit Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), through the provincial-wide lockdown before she was killed near her hometown of Debert, Nova Scotia.
Another VON employee, Kristen Beaton, was also killed through the shooting.
Lisa McCully, a mother of two, was among the victims. McCully had been a school teacher at Debert Elementary School, according to the school's website.
Not absolutely all the victims - men and women, according to police - have already been named.
Sean McLeod and his partner Alanna Jenkins were among those killed. Their neighbour, Tom Bagley, also died, apparently while checking in on the couple on Sunday morning.
"He died trying to greatly help, which in the event that you knew him, you knew that was just who he was constantly. I understand he meant something to a lot of people," his daughter Charlene Bagley said on Facebook.
An online fundraiser has been create to help purchase the funeral costs of a family group of three, Jolene Oliver her husband Aaron (Friar) Tuck and their daughter Emily Tuck.
Married couple Jamie Blair and Greg Blair were killed Sunday, according to a relative.
"My family has experienced so much, no-one should have ever had to manage this. I really like both of you so much, & sending all my love to my family & every other families who lost someone today," said Jessica MacBurnie on Facebook.
One officer - Const Chad Morrison - was injured through the rampage but is recovering.
Police said on Tuesday they have "information that other members of the public have been injured as well" but didn't offer more details.
What more do we realize about the investigation?
Police say the investigation is "is detailed and complex".
"The investigative team is targeted on learning more about this very tragic situation, including accurate victim information and whether others may have aided the suspect," the RCMP said in its statement on Tuesday.
Police say the search for the gunman was hampered by the fact he was driving a car that appeared as if a police cruiser and was wearing a police uniform. How he procured both is area of the investigation.
The search ended around midday on Sunday when the suspected shooter was located by police at something station in Enfield, north of the provincial capital of Halifax. He was shot and later died.
Police have faced criticism for failing to issue a province-wide emergency aware of warn residents of the danger through the rampage.
Alerts were issued by the authorities on Twitter and Facebook during the incident, asking people to remain inside and lock their doors.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said on Tuesday provincial authorities didn't receive a request from police for a wider alert.
