Witness Tells Court Police Saw ‘Low’ Threat Level for 2012 Quebec Election Shooting

Police and firefighters work at the rear of the Metropolis auditorium in Montreal where a gunman shot and killed lighting technician Denis Blanchette and injured a second technician, David Courage, during PQ Leader Pauline Marois's election victory rally on Sept. 5, 2012. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Police determined there was a low level of danger outside the Montreal venue on election night in 2012 where a gunman shot and killed a lighting technician, according to a retired provincial police officer who helped oversee security.

Daniel Rondeau testified on Friday at a civil trial involving four stagehands who were present the night of the shooting and who are suing the City of Montreal and Quebec’s attorney general for a total of more than $600,000.