Police confirmed Wednesday that the suspect managed to escape from a perimeter they had set up around the rural area, but they didn’t realize he was gone until some time between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday when his girlfriend – whom they have described as a “key witness” – revealed details about the fake police car.It gets better... by which I mean worse...
John Hudson, who had known Wortman for about 18 years, said the information the girlfriend provided to police was crucial to stopping the gunman.
“If it wasn’t for her giving that information, it would have been a lot worse,” said Hudson. “They wouldn’t have known to be looking for an RCMP car.”
"Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is urging his mourning province to withhold their criticism of the RCMP."This whole situation is a descent into farce.
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RELATED: Dudley DoRight doubles down...
"The RCMP are defending a decision not to send out a public alert until late in a gunman’s 12-hour rampage through rural Nova Scotia, in what has become the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history."MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH:
On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, Motaz Haj, 27, of Toronto, was charged with manslaughter.
The victim was identified as Hilary Retzer, 27, of Toronto. Homicide #79/2019
