A small rural Nova Scotia community is coming to grips with a 12-hour shooting spree that killed at least 17 people, the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history.
The primary suspect of the shooting has also died, police confirmed Sunday. One of the victims has been identified as RCMP Const.
Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the force. Stevenson leaves behind a husband and two children. Another RCMP officer was shot and injured in the incident but is expected to survive.
In a statement Sunday night, the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) confirmed that Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary, was also a victim of the shooting. “9,300 NSTU hearts are broken along with those of her colleagues and students at Debert Elementary, as