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Nova Scotia firefighters still dealing with the trauma of having their hall shot by RCMP officers two years ago say they are "shocked" to see new internal documents from the Mounties echoing their own concerns about the incident.
An RCMP officer recounted the 'split-second' decision he and his partner made before discharging their carbines in the direction of what turned out to be a civilian on April 19, 2020, during the hunt for the Nova Scotia mass shooter.
Posted: Mar 02, 2021 2:51 PM AT | Last Updated: March 2 Thinking they had spotted the gunman in last year's shooting rampage, two RCMP officers opened fire at the Onslow Belmont Fire Brigade on the morning of April 19. The fire hall was being used as a shelter. (Onslow Belmont Fire Brigade surveillance cameras) Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared the two RCMP officers who shot at a fire hall in Onslow, N.S., during the hunt for an active gunman last April, saying the Mounties had reasonable grounds to believe a man outside the hall, which was being used as a shelter, was the killer.