PORTAPIQUE — 2020 · Major Tragedy
The Nova Scotia Attacks (Portapique)
On 18-19 April 2020 a denturist driving a replica Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) cruiser and wearing a police uniform carried out attacks across Nova Scotia for about 13 hours, starting in the village of Portapique. Twenty-two people were killed, including an RCMP officer, and homes were set on fire. The gunman was shot dead by police at a petrol station in Enfield on 19 April. Canada's deadliest mass shooting drew fierce criticism of the police failure to warn the public. The Mass Casualty Commission's report of March 2023 documented serious RCMP failures, highlighted the role of intimate-partner violence and made 130 recommendations.
- Date
- 2020
- Place
- Nova Scotia, Canada, Portapique, CA
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 45.4000, -63.7000 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 18 April 2020Attacks begin in Portapique.
- 19 April 202022 dead, including an RCMP officer; gunman shot in Enfield.
- July 2020Joint federal-provincial public inquiry launched.
- 30 March 2023Mass Casualty Commission releases its final report.
Sources
- Mass Casualty Commission masscasualtycommission.ca ↗
- CBC News — N.S. mass shooting report condemns RCMP failures cbc.ca ↗
- Wikipedia — 2020 Nova Scotia attacks en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Mass Casualty Commission
- CBC News
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