Victim toll in Canada's worst mass shooting rises to 23

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they expect the number of victims to rise as they investigate 16 crime scenes tied to the shooting

Associated Press

NOVA SCOTIA, Canada — The victim toll from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history has risen to 23 from previously reported 19, federal police said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said they expected the number of victims to rise as they investigate the 16 crime scenes that were part of the spree of murders, several of which included burnt-out homes.

BREAKING - The RCMP increases the death toll in the Nova Scotia shooting to 23 people. Here is the full release from the Mounties #cdnpoli #nsshooting pic.twitter.com/R3usp8V75L
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The gunman, who at one point masqueraded as an RCMP officer and also painstakingly disguised his car to look like a police cruiser, shattered the peace of rural communities in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia during a 13-hour rampage that started late on Saturday, authorities said on Sunday.

He was shot by police at noon on Sunday.