The RCMP struggled to inform families promptly about the loss of their loved ones in the aftermath of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, with a single officer handling most cases amid an 'astronomical' flow of information.
The RCMP struggled to inform families promptly about the loss of their loved ones in the aftermath of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, with a single officer handling most cases amid an "astronomical" flow of information.
Harry and Cory Bond, the sons of Peter and Joy Bond -- a couple murdered in Portapique, N.S. the night of April 18 -- started hearing from acquaintances the next morning about shootings near Cobequid Court, the road where their parents lived. Cpl. Angela McKay, a leader of the major crime team, said she and Bent had a discussion on the afternoon of April 19 where "the goal was to reach one person from each family ... before we left for the night."
A similar scenario played out for the son of John Zahl and Joanne Thomas, who were also murdered the night of April 18 in Portapique. Cpl. Gerry Rose-Berthiaume, the primary investigator with the major crime team, told the inquiry "the amount of information flowing at that time was astronomical," as the investigators processed 17 crime scenes. He also noted the priority went to crime scenes in more "open" areas, such as the highway interchange in Shubenacadie where RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson was killed.
The process was slower for the family of Debert-area resident Kristen Beaton, who was pregnant with her second child. She was working as a member of the Victorian Order of Nurses on the morning of April 19, when she was shot while stopped by the side of the road to exchange text messages with her husband, Nick, and some of her colleagues.
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