TORONTO, ONT – A young man says his grandparents are missing after their two-story log cabin was set ablaze during the rampage by a gunman that left at least 18 dead and homes in smoldering ruins in rural communities across Nova Scotia over the weekend.
Justin Zahl said Tuesday he finally heard from police after frantic calls for information and seeing images of his grandparent’s home in the rural town of Portapique burned to the ground, with their cars in the driveway. “Most likely bodies in the rubble but no ID on who yet,” the distraught 22-year-old told The Associated Press of the couple, who adopted and raised him and his 19-year-old brother. . “All I have to do is wait,” he said in a post on Facebook showing photos of the destroyed