RCMP hero dies in the line of duty responding to mass shooting in Nova Scotia.

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A mass shooting has taken place in Nova Scotia, starting late Saturday evening and continuing well into Sunday morning.

The shooter, a 51 year old man, has been killed by police after a hours long chase through multiple towns over the course of a 100km journey. 

Many of the details are still coming in, as the RCMP start to process the various crime scenes, collect data, and interview witnesses. Here’s what we know so far: 

• UPDATE: It is now confirmed that at least 18 people have been killed, not including the shooter.

• The shooting spree started in Portapique, N.S. and ended at a gas station on Enfield, N.S. 

• A 23 year RCMP veteran, Const. Heidi Stevenson, was killed in the line of duty responding to the shooter. She leaves behind a husband and two children. 

• Another RCMP officer was injured and taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries. 

• Police do not believe the shooting was random, as the shooter was dressed up as an RCMP officer and was driving a vehicle made to look like a RCMP cruiser. 

• The RCMP believe this to be a lone wolf incident, at least at the time of reporting. 

• Several witnesses confirmed that they saw three separate fires in the area of the shooting. 

• The shooter was shot and killed while travelling southbound on Highway 102 in a silver Chevrolet Tracker. The investigation has been turned over to Nova Scotia’s independent police watchdog, the Serious Incident Response Team or SiRT.

• The police describe the shooter as white, bald man, with green eyes and standing 6’2” or 6’3” tall. He was a denturist with a business in Dartmouth, N.S.