The RCMP official who tweeted at the killer’s replica police vehicle said there was a very difficult half-hour wait for final approval.
” I was pacing. This is the longest 27 minutes of my life! “
I don’t know what else I’m going to dotestified Jennifer Clarkeat a Mass Casualty Commission hearing in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Listen, I wish I had released it sooner. I don’t know if it saved anyone.
In April 2020, the now retired corporal was part of the communications team RCMP in Nova Scotia.
He was called to help after 8 am and he began working from home gathering information on what was happening in the county. Colchester.
Last night, a gunman killed 13 neighbors in Portapique, Nova Scotia. The next day, he killed 9 more and drove about 150 kilometers to Nova Scotia using a replica police cruiser.
Jennifer Clarke explained that after receiving instructions to write a tweet about the car, she needed to figure out the best way to present the information to help the public distinguish the shooter’s vehicle from the officers on duty. .
He called first to make sure there were no other vehicles inside RCMP in the province with the same number.
You need to check every detail. We cannot be wronghe testified.
I was afraid that if I was wrong, some of our members might be targeted.
He took 40 minutes to write the message, checking in with other members of the force, including his colleague Lisa Croteau.
He then downloaded the replica photo of the shooter’s police car to an editing program on his computer to crop and create a graphic on the photo.
Seems like a very long time, all I know is I’m stable. I tried to check things outdid he say.
At 9:40 am, he sent his draft to a senior officer for approval. At the same time, a 911 call came about another hunt on a highway Wentworth.
According to RCMP, this is the first indication that the shooter has started to kill again. Officers rushed to the scene.
After realizing the first person he emailed was busy, Jennifer Clarke seek permission from the Staff Sergeant Steve Halliday. But that is not the last hurdle. He always needs the green light from his boss, Lia Scanlan.
Approval takes about half an hour. He said he sent two emails, but he can’t remember if he called.
Lia Scanlan must testify on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Dustine Rodier, who manages the RCMP’s Operational Communications Center on the hunt, and Glenn Masonthe emergency planning coordinator, is scheduled to testify Tuesday.
With information from Elizabeth McMillan ng CBC
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
