Maria-Cristina Șimon

Class IX D

Project

Requirement:
Find a news report in English about a crime. Find all the words in the report connected to
crime and write them into the word wheel.You may use
BBC News Home Page: A huge site with links to pages for different countries, regions and
languages. You can easily search for news articles using their search box making it good for
research too.

Nova Scotia gunman's first victim was

girlfriend, who survived

The gunman behind Canada's worst mass shooting began his crime spree by assaulting his
girlfriend, police report.

She hid from him in the woods overnight, and has become a key witness in the ensuing
investigation.

Police believe Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people over a 12-hour time period across the
province of Nova Scotia.

They say he knew several of his victims, but also targeted strangers and good Samaritans who
intervened.

In an update provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Friday,

Superintendent Darren Campbell called those bystanders killed trying to help others "heroes".
Wortman wore an authentic police uniform and was driving a convincing replica of a police
vehicle for many hours during the crime spree, which added to the "confusion," said Supt
Campbell.

Police have not determined a motive, nor do they know to what degree the killings were
planned. They said they believe many of his weapons were obtained illegally in the US.

Wortman died in a shootout with police at a petrol station in Enfield at around 11:30am local
time 19 April.

What emerged on Friday?

The crimes began in Portapique, Nova Scotia on 18 April, and police arrived around 10:30pm
after receiving reports of gun shots. They found several bodies strewn about a small
neighbourhood, and multiple homes engulfed in flames.

They also encountered a driver who had been shot by someone driving a police cruiser.

They searched for the suspect overnight. The following morning, around 6am, his girlfriend
emerged from the woods and told police that he had assaulted her, and that he was armed and
had several replica police vehicles.

 Death toll in Nova Scotia rises to 22

 Police defend lack of emergency alert

Supt Campbell said her assault was significant, and "could very well have been a catalyst" for
the subsequent murders, although he said it is also possible they were premeditated.

Many have questioned why police did not send out an emergency alert as early as Saturday
evening, when they first heard reports that there was a shooter impersonating a police officer.

Supt Campbell told media he did not have a "crystal ball answer", but said that at the time,
they believed they had located all three of his replica vehicles.

It was only after they spoke to his girlfriend that they learned there was a fourth, he said.

RCMP officials say they were preparing an emergency alert on Sunday when Wortman was
shot and killed in Enfield.

Image copyright RCMP in Nova Scotia Image caption RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson was
killed responding to the attack

Who were the victims?

Among the dead were a teacher, a home care nurse working 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 due to the virus.
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 caring for the elderly with the non-profit Victorian
Order of Nurses (VON), during the provincial-wide lockdown before she was killed near her
hometown of Debert, Nova Scotia. Another VON employee, Kristen Beaton, was also killed.

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 all the victims - both men and women, according to police - have 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 help, which if you knew him, you knew that was just who he was all the
time. I know he meant something to so many people," his daughter Charlene Bagley said on
Facebook.

An online fundraiser has been set up to help pay for the funeral costs of a family of three,
Jolene Oliver her husband Aaron (Friar) Tuck and their daughter Emily Tuck.

Married couple Jamie Blair and Greg Blair were killed on Sunday, according to a relative.

"My family has been through so much, no one should have ever had to deal with this. I love
you both so much, & sending all my love to my family & every other families who lost
someone today," said Jessica MacBurnie on Facebook.

One police officer - Const Chad Morrison - was injured during the rampage but is recovering.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52417354

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