Episode 321: On August 10, 2018, the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, was rocked by a horrific shooting that left four people dead. A man armed with a legally obtained assault-style rifle opened fire in a residential neighbourhood, killing two police officers and two civilians. Constables Robb Costello, 45, and Sara Burns, 43, were gunned down as they responded to reports of shots being fired. The civilian victims were 42-year-old Donnie Robichaud and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Bobbie Lee Wright.
The perpetrator, 48-year-old Matthew Vincent Raymond, was arrested at the scene after exchanging gunfire with other officers. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Raymond was charged with four counts of first-degree murder. At his 2020 trial, two psychiatrists testified that he had a mental disorder that rendered him incapable of understanding his violent actions at the time they were committed. On November 20, 2020, after a nine-week trial, a jury found Raymond not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Many members of the public, including some members of the victims’ families, feel justice was not served.
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‘I am just shaking:’ What people saw and heard during Fredericton shooting
Canada Police Say at Least 4 Dead in Shooting
How the Fredericton shooting unfolded | CBC News
A timeline of the deadly shooting in Fredericton
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Cst. Lawrence Robert “Robb” Costello
Cst. Sara Mae Helen Burns
Donnie Robichaud, father of 3, identified as victim in Fredericton shooting
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Fredericton pair killed in shooting spree had just begun dating, friends and relatives say
Thousands attend funeral service for Fredericton officers who made ‘the ultimate sacrifice’
‘It was hard to calm him down,’ says former colleague of alleged Fredericton shooter
Husband of slain Fredericton officer Cst. Sara Burns bids tearful goodbye | YouTube
Fredericton police chief chokes up remembering her fallen officers | YouTube
RCMP officers describe chaotic moments after they burst into Fredericton shooter’s apartment
Jury finds Fredericton shooter Matthew Raymond not criminally responsible
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Man who killed four people in Fredericton denied new privileges by review board
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