The bloodiest shooting in 30 years occurred in Canada: 16 people died

As a result of the shooting in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, at least 16 people were killed, including a police officer, writes Air force.

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Assault suspect killed; it is reported that he changed into a police uniform and moved in a car that looked like a policeman.

The attack began in the small coastal town of Portapic on Saturday, when police began to receive reports of shooting in one of the houses.

"When officers arrived on scene, they found multiple victims in and around the home," Nova Scotia Police spokesman Chris Leather said. Several buildings in the town caught fire.

The police tried to neutralize the attacker for 12 hours. Local residents were advised not to leave their homes.

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It is reported that the shooter was moving between several settlements in Nova Scotia, so the exact number of victims of the attack has not yet been established.

Local police tweeted that a 51-year-old man named Gabriel Wortman was suspected of the attack. He was not a police officer, but was wearing a police uniform and driving what appeared to be a police car.

“The difference between his car and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicles is the registration number. The suspect's vehicle license plate number is 28B11, located under the rear passenger window. If you see the number 28B11, call 911 immediately,” the Canadian police said in a statement.

"A senseless act of violence"

Canada's Prime Minister called the attack a "horrific situation," and Nova Scotia Prime Minister Stephen McNeil said it was "one of the most senseless acts of violence in the history of our province."

The head of the Canadian police, Brenda Lutsky, told the CBC that during the confrontation, the police entered into a shootout with the suspect.

According to Lutsky, the incident is not yet being treated as a terrorist attack, and police continue to study the motives of the suspect. She added that he may have had a specific motive at the start of the attack, but then his actions "became erratic."

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During the attack, constable Heidi Stevenson was killed, who worked in the police for 23 years.

“Heidi did her duty and gave her life protecting those she served,” Nova Scotia police spokesman Lee Bergman wrote.

In Canada, such incidents are relatively infrequent. It is much more difficult to buy firearms in this country than in the neighboring USA.

The current attack has become one of the bloodiest in the history of Canada.

A previous attack with a comparable number of casualties occurred in Quebec in 1989. Then an armed man burst into the University of Montreal and shot dead 14 women.

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