Canadian Police Foil Mass Valentine's Day Shooting

[mahatmakanejeeves]

This happened yesterday (or earlier), so it's not LBN.

Hat tip, Gawker: Canadian Police Foil Mass Valentine's Day Shooting

Mass shooting foiled in Nova Scotia

Canadian police say young man and woman planned to shoot members of public on Valentine’s Day, then kill themselves"

Reuters
Friday 13 February 2015 20.48 EST

Canadian police said on Friday they foiled a plot in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the East Coast province of Nova Scotia on Valentine’s Day. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement the plot involved a 19-year-old man from Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and 23-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois.

Police said they obtained information that suggested the two had access to firearms and intended to go to a public venue in the Halifax, Nova Scotia, region on February 14 to kill people, and then themselves. The police statement did not suggest a possible motive for the shooting. ... Evidence that suggested two other Nova Scotia males, aged 20 and 17, were involved, though their role is still to be determined, the statement said.

Police said they found the 19-year-old male dead at a residence early on Friday and the 20-year-old male and 23-year-old female were arrested at the Halifax airport. The 17-year-old male was arrested elsewhere.

“We believe we have apprehended all known individuals in this matter and eliminated the threat. We are not seeking any further suspects at this time,” the statement said.

Two charged with conspiracy to commit murder in foiled Halifax massacre plot

News / Canada

An alleged plot to attack a public place in Halifax would have been “devastating” but was not linked to terrorism, Justice Minister Peter MacKay said

By: Alison Auld The Canadian Press, Michael Tutton The Canadian Press, Published on Sat Feb 14 2015

HALIFAX—Two people have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with an alleged plot to attack a public place in Halifax on Valentine’s Day that police claim could have resulted in mass killings.

A third person, a 17-year-old boy from the Halifax area, has been released without being charged but police said he remains under investigation.

Police said Saturday that charges have been laid against 23-year-old Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath of Geneva, Ill., and 20-year-old Randall Steven Shepherd of Halifax. The two suspects are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Tuesday to face the allegations.

[Fred Sanders]

1. Bunch of stupid kids..... but Muslim(?) so not a terrorist attack plot.

Police found a 19 year old dead? Hope politicians are not grasping at this to rachet up the fear factor....