Justin Zahl, who was raised by his grandparents in New Mexico, said he heard from police after making frantic calls and seeing images of his grandparents’ home burned to the ground.
John Zahl, in his late 60s, and his wife, Elizabeth Joanne Thomas, in her late 50s, lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they raised their two grandsons before retiring to their dream home in Nova Scotia in 2017 after falling in love with the place on a visit.
“They were angels,” he told the AP, adding that the couple were like parents to him and his brother. “He was the smartest man I knew, and could hold a conversation with anyone.” Authorities said Wortman wore a police uniform and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser allowing him to travel easily within a 30-mile area around Portapique, where the rampage began. A police officer was among those killed.
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