Canada Minister of Justice: Group Planning Valentine’s Day Shoot ‘A Group of Murderous Misfits’
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Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images(TIMBERLEA, Nova Scotia) — Canada’s Minister of Justice Peter MacKay on Saturday called the group of people who had allegedly been planning a Valentine’s Day shooting “a group of murderous misfits.”
On Friday night, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that a 19-year-old from Timberlea was found dead and three other individuals were taken into custody as part of an investigation into a shooting threat. “This appeared to be a group of murderous misfits that were coming here, or were living here, and were prepared to wreak havoc and mayhem on our community,” MacKay said.
There were no further suspects linked to the threat.
MacKay explained on Saturday that the attack “does not appear to be culturally motivated,” making clear that it was not linked to terrorism.
“Based on what we know so far, it would have been devastating,” MacKay added. “Mass casualties were a real possibility. A day known to represent love and affection could have taken a much different meaning today.”
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