r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

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u/Scopequest May 27 '22

I didn't see a single report that he pointed it, the news I've read even said there was no indication of an interaction other than the police shooting him. do you have a source that the dead guy pointed it at a cop?

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u/Armed_Accountant Whoever wants to touch my guns has to touch me first. May 27 '22

Someone posted a photo of him pointing it. Idk at who, but it’s not a stretch to assume he did the same at police.

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u/Scopequest May 27 '22

I saw someone on this sub post a photo of some guy in a green shirt pointing a gun. I question weather that photo was of the dead guy. The dead guy was described as being on a bicycle and wearing a 3/4 length coat (per the news yesterday). But lets assume it was him, its just as reasonable to assume he was checking out a new scope/BB gun and not pointing it at anyone.

If he was point a BB gun at cops then it was suicide.

The cops went into this making the assumption that it was a real gun and people were in real danger and this guy ended up dead. Everyone on social media was assuming he was a mass shooter. Can we reserve judgment and not make wild assumptions till more facts come out?

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u/Scopequest May 27 '22

The information that he was pacing on front of a school wasn't available to me at the time.

When I got a new scope I wanted to test it out by looking long distances... But I was smart enough not to have it attached to a fire arm at the time.

The more information I get the more it sounds like suicide by cop.