Halifax mass shooting plot
| Halifax mass shooting plot | |
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The conspirators were planning to target the food court of the mall. | |
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Date | Saturday, February 14, 2015 |
| Target | Halifax Shopping Centre |
Attack type | Planned mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 1; James Gamble (suicide) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Lindsay Souvannarath Randall Shepherd James Gamble |
| Motive | |
The Halifax mass shooting plot took place between February 12 and February 14, 2015. Police were alerted to three people, identified as Lindsay Souvannarath, Randall Shepherd, and James Gamble, who were reportedly conspiring to commit a mass killing at the Halifax Shopping Centre. Souvannarath and Shepherd were arrested and convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, while Gamble was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound soon after learning of the impending police investigation.