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Lawyers lay out 'failings' in RCMP response to Nova Scotia mass shooting

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Lawyers for most families of the 22 people killed in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting laid out blunt assessments Tuesday of RCMP “failings” before, during and after the horrific massacre.

The Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the tragic events of April 18 and 19, 2020, heard final submissions from family members of many victims during hearings in Truro, N.S., either through lawyers or speaking on their own behalf.

Sandra McCulloch of Patterson Law, which represents most of the victims’ families, outlined “a great number of failings” including lack of proper training and equipment for RCMP to deal with a mobile, active

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lawyers-lay-out-failings-in-rcmp-response-to-n-s-mass-shooting-1.6588842?cmp=rss.

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