By Canadian Press

Public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting resumes with focus on replica RCMP car

Apr 25, 2022 | 2:04 AM

HALIFAX — A public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume today in Halifax with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he acquired.

The perpetrator meticulously recreated a fully marked RCMP Ford Taurus —complete with a black push bar, flashing lights and a siren — before driving it during the April 18-19, 2020, rampage that resulted in 22 murders over 13 hours.

The inquiry is expected to hear summaries from the commission’s investigators about the efforts of police to determine what kind of car the killer was driving and the police paraphernalia he acquired.

It will also hear testimony from a witness about how the perpetrator acquired decals for the vehicle and various other police paraphernalia prior to his murders.

The inquiry has to date heard summaries of the perpetrator’s actions and the police response, from the first 911 call from Portapique, N.S., through to two RCMP members shooting and killing the perpetrator at a gas station in Enfield, N.S.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2022.

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