So far, the RCMP has confirmed the killing spree committed by Gabriel Wortman has claimed at least 19 lives. Nova Scotia RCMP Chief Superintendent Chris Leather told media at a press conference Monday afternoon that he could not rule out more victims being found and that RCMP is investigating 16 scenes connected to the rampage, which stretch roughly 100 kilometres over small communities and the highway.
“We are relatively confident we’ve identified all the crime scenes, however we haven’t been able to fully examine the crime scenes,” said Leather. “For instance we’ve had five structure fires, most of those being residences, we believe there may be victims among those homes which burned to the ground.”
Leather that the killings, “at least in part, very random in nature.” Leather added that he expects the death toll to rise in the coming days. Leather said that the mock police car was first reported to them early on Saturday evening but wasn’t discovered until Cst. Stevenson was killed.
“That vehicle was one of the two that was fully engulfed in flames” said Leather. “We don’t know the origin of the uniforms but we have reason to believe that they were either actual uniforms or very good facsimiles.
“His ability to move around the province undetected was surely greatly benefited by the fact that he had a vehicle that looked identical in every way to a police car,” he added later.