Police officer Heidi Stevenson fired 14 or 15 times when she confronted the shooter in Portapique, who shot only 19 people. He was able to hurt her, but he could not avoid death.
The Mass Casualty Commission obtained documents related to what happened in Shubenacadie on April 19, 2020, on Gabriel Wortman the officer was wounded Chad Morrison and killed the female police officer Heidi Stevensonin addition to killing a bystander, Joey Webber, for seven minutes.
An unusual morning
At 7 am, the agent Heidi Stevenson begins his shift in the detachment ofEnfield. Little did he know that his 25-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) would end in a matter of hours.
A notice was broadcast to warn police that a shooter was at large, considered armed and dangerous, and that he had a Ford F-150, a Jeep Wrangler and a Mercedes C300.
An hour later, officers received details stating that the driver shot a fake 2017 Ford Taurus model cruiser. Officers were asked to wear their body armor and guard the shooter. anywhere in Nova Scotia.
Shortly after receiving these notices, the official Stevenson call the dispatchers for more details. He wanted to know if the shooter had access to a radio and he asked if the RCMP intends to send a press release.
Before 9 a.m., officers were already deployed on three of the main roads in between Colchester and the county of Hants.
Then at 10:44 am, a shooting was reported on the street Plains and agents blocking access between the two counties are changing position. Heidi Stevenson leave to join the agent Chad Morrison.
The latter reported that he had been shot. When he saw the patrol car of the shooter, he believed it was the officer Stevenson who approached him, but realized at the last moment that this was not the case.
At this time, the officer was quite far off the road and walking towards him. When he was injured by the shooter, the officer Morrison speeding up and fleeing the scene. He explained to the radio transmitter what had happened.
The glass shattered and I heard strange noises and I felt something in my chest and it was like something was happening in my arms and I knew there was this wound on my face.the agent remembers Morrison.
He drove about 5 km to get to the nearest barracks. On the spot, he realized he was losing sensation in his hands and arms. He decided to dismantle his rifle and hide it so that it could not be used. He then hides in the woods while waiting for help to come about thirty minutes later.
A deadly encounter
When Heidi Stevenson the agent found out Morrison hit, he sped up to face her, but he was met by the shooter who crashed into his car.
Several residents of a neighborhood near the scene witnessed what happened next and some called 911.
According to witnesses, the officer Stevenson allegedly got out of his car and there was an exchange of gunfire between him and Wortman. He shot between 14 and 15 times and was able to hit it in the head, but the wound did not stop him. As Heidi Stevenson was running back to her car, she received a fatal blow.
Joey Webber Take the road to buy fuel. Arriving at the intersection, he got out of his vehicle to help the wounded, but was also killed by the shooter.
This one moved his weapons to the vehicle’s Joey Webber before burning his replica police car. He leaves the car of Joey Webber.
I have never seen someone seem so distant in my lifetestifies Dean Martinwho saw it all from his home just north of the stage. He doesn’t seem excited, no, he just looks frustrated, like an average day.
A few minutes later, other policemen arrived at the scene. They removed the body from the agent Stevenson of the burning vehicle. One of them tries resuscitation maneuvers before it realizes, Heidi Stevenson is dead.
An ideal response
If there are any doubts about Agent Heidi Stevenson’s qualifications or her abilities to do her job, those doubts have now been cleared. Weathersaid Brian Sauvé, president of the National Police Federation, which represents active members of the RCMP under the rank of inspector.
He also said the union stands with friends, family and co -workersHeidi Stevenson while the Mass Casualty Commission reviews the details of them brave action and the circumstances surrounding his murder in the line of duty.
The commission is recessed for one day and must resume Wednesday morning at 9:30 am
With information from François-Pierre Dufault, Kheira Morellon and CBC
Source: Radio-Canada