Two RCMP officers who mistakenly shot a man standing outside a fire station while searching for the culprit in Nova Scotia still believe their reaction on Sunday was positive.
The agents Terry Brown at Dave Melanson, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was reaffirmed Thursday in their testimony before the commission of inquiry into the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 22 people, over 13 hours, April 18 and 19. 2020.
The agent brown He explained that he believed he met the suspect outside the fire stationOnslowbased on the information he had about the shooter, he was mainly wearing an orange reflective vest and driving a replica patrol car of RCMP.
He and his colleague Melanson, who are less than 100 yards from suspiciousfired at him, hitting the barracks as well as a monument and a sign in front of the building.
However, this man wearing a yellow and orange safety vest is in fact the emergency management coordinator for the county of Colchesterstanding next to a real patrol car of RCMP. This man was able to take shelter at the fire station.
However, Constable Melanson told the BOI that he did not believe he would do anything out of the ordinary that morning based on what he knew at the time.
Source: Radio-Canada
