2 key RCMP officers won't testify live at public inquiry into N.S. mass shooting

Three key RCMP officers involved in co-ordinating the response to Nova Scotia’s mass shooting will not testify in person at the public inquiry into the tragedy.

The officers— through their union and the federal government — had asked for alternative ways to testify before the commission examining the mass killings on April 18 and 19, 2020.

The National Police Federation (NPF) and Canada’s attorney general had requested that Sgt. Andy O’Brien and Staff Sgt. Brian Rehill provide their evidence by sworn affidavit, and that Staff Sgt. Al Carroll testify in person but only have commission counsel ask questions.

The Mass Casualty Commission leading the