Three People Expected to Be Arraigned for Alleged Ammunition Transfer to N.S. Shooter

Three People Expected to Be Arraigned for Alleged Ammunition Transfer to N.S. Shooter
A fire-destroyed property registered to Gabriel Wortman at 200 Portapique Beach Road is seen in Portapique, N.S. on May 8, 2020. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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HALIFAX—Three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia are scheduled for court hearings today.

RCMP have charged Lisa Banfield, the 52-year-old spouse of the killer, with unlawfully transferring ammunition, specifically .223-calibre Remington cartridges and .40-calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges.