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Chapter 6: Big Stop
From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem
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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the encounter between mass shooter Gabriel Wortmand and RCMP officers which resulted in Wortman’s death the morning of April 19th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. His account details how the RCMP was finally able to confront Wortman almost 14 hours after the first homicide of the mass shooting.
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Dean Beeby
Dean Beeby is an investigative journalist and author. Born in Halifax, he was Atlantic bureau chief for The Canadian Press news agency before his transfer to Ottawa,where he later worked in the Parliamentary bureau of the CBC. An expert in the use of freedom of information laws, he has authored several books, including one about the RCMP. His investigative journalism has also frequently focused on the RCMP.
