CNN reports a gunman killed at least 16 people, including one Mountie, during a weekend shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
At a media conference Sunday evening, police described chaos with multiple 911 calls coming in late Saturday at a property in Portapique, Nova Scotia, according to CNN.
The deceased officer was identified as Constable Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the RCMP. Another officer is in the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, the RCMP said on Facebook.
The BBC reports police earlier said the suspect was driving what appeared to be a police car.
The 12-hour rampage ended with the death of the attacker. The BBC said the cause of death has yet to be released.
The gunman shot people in several locations across Nova Scotia which meant authorities were still trying to establish the final death toll, police said on Sunday, according to the BBC.
The BBC also reports that mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada where gun ownership laws are stricter than in the neighbouring United States.
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