Nova Scotia Mass Shooting: RCMP Officers Cleared of Wrongdoing in Firehall Shooting

Nova Scotia Mass Shooting: RCMP Officers Cleared of Wrongdoing in Firehall Shooting
Signage shows RCMP headquarters in Montreal, on March 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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No criminal charges should be laid against two Mounties who mistakenly shot at a bystander outside a Nova Scotia firehall as police were searching for the man responsible for a mass shooting that would claim 22 lives, Ontario’s police watchdog says.

In a report released Friday, the independent Special Investigations Unit said RCMP constables Terry Brown and Dave Melanson acted reasonably when they opened fire outside the Onslow firehall on the morning of April 19, 2020.