Halifax Police Chief Denies His Force ‘Did Not Try at All’ Amid Mass Shooting

Halifax Police Chief Denies His Force ‘Did Not Try at All’ Amid Mass Shooting
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella testifies at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020, in Halifax on Aug. 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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Halifax’s police chief says his offer to send officers to back up the RCMP’s response to the April 2020 mass shooting was turned down, even after senior tactical officers at the city were pushing for the force to send help.

Dan Kinsella testified Thursday at the public inquiry investigating how a gunman driving a replica car murdered 22 people in the province on April 18-19, 2020.