| 词条 | Halifax mass shooting plot |
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|title=Halifax mass shooting plot |map= |map_caption= |image= |location=Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |target=Halifax Shopping Centre |coordinates= |date=Saturday, February 14, 2015 |time= |timezone= |type=Possible shooting, murder-suicide[1] |fatalities=1 (James Gamble) |injuries= |weapons=* .308 Savage 99 Lever action rifle
|susperps=Lindsay Souvannarath, Randall Shepherd, James Gamble }} The Halifax mass shooting plot was an event that chiefly occurred between February 12, 2015, to 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. DetailsOn February 12, 2015, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, received a tip through Crime Stoppers that three youths were planning to commit a mass killing at the Halifax Shopping Centre. Two of the suspects, Randall Steven Shepherd, 20, of Timberlea, and Lindsay Kanittha Souvannarath, 23, from Geneva, Illinois, had access to firearms and presented a threat.[2] In the early morning of February 13, police staked out Gamble's duplex house in Timberlea, a small suburb outside of Halifax. After both of Gamble's parents had left the house and been questioned by police, police entered the house and found the third plot suspect, 19-year-old James Gamble, deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[3] Also found in the house were three rifles.[4] At the same time, the police arrested Souvannarath and Shepherd at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Shepherd was meeting Souvannarath, Gamble's online girlfriend, as she arrived from the United States.[5] A 17-year-old from Cole Harbour was arrested at 11{{nbsp}}am, but was shortly thereafter released from custody due to determination that he had no idea of, nor involvement in the plot. The police learned that it was the trio's intention to go into a public venue and open fire, attempting to kill as many people as possible, before turning the guns on themselves on February 14 (Valentine's Day). The venue was later disclosed as the Halifax Shopping Centre on Mumford Road.[6] Shepherd and Souvannarath faced charges of conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit arson, conspiracy to use weapons for a dangerous purpose, and unlawfully conveying threats through social media.[7] SuspectsSouvannarath, Shepherd, and Gamble all met on the website Tumblr, where they shared an obsession with death, true crime, heavy metal music, and Nazi imagery. Gamble's blog included imagery of Nazis and the Columbine High School massacre,[8] along with pictures of guns from World War II, and Shepherd's contained death metal audio tracks and gore, whereas on Souvannarath's blog, headlined with, "School Shooter Chic; violence is the aesthetic," she made many allusions to events of mass murder and mayhem in the month of February and as early as several months beforehand, interspersed with anti-Semitic comments in juxtaposition with posts of photo sets of Japanese fashion on her pastel-pink background. On February 5, 2015, Gamble reblogged a photo Souvannarath posted on Tumblr saying "Valentine's Day, it's going down", hinting to the would-be shooting.[9] ChargesAs of February 19, 2015, Shepherd and Souvannarath face charges of conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit arson, illegal possession of weapons for dangerous purposes against the public, and making threats over social media.[10] They appeared in court on March 6, but did not seek bail. Preliminary court proceedings continued on April 10.[11][12][13] On November 22, 2016, Shepherd plead guilty at Nova Scotia Supreme Court on the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, less 974 days for time served.[14] Souvannarath was expected to go to trial in May 2017 on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit arson, but instead pleaded guilty in April.[15] On April 20, 2018, she was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for ten years.[16] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-police-thwart-valentine-s-day-plot-for-mass-murder-suicide-1.2234537|title=Halifax police thwart Valentine's Day plot for mass murder-suicide|publisher=CTV News|accessdate=March 20, 2015}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Foiled Halifax shooting suspects face new charges over shopping mall plot|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/17/foiled-halifax-shooting-new-charges|accessdate=March 11, 2015|agency=Reuters|work=The Guardian|date=February 17, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/james-gamble-suicide-police-fault-1.3307109|title=Police not at fault in case of teen who committed suicide|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dead-teen-linked-to-alleged-halifax-plot-referenced-columbine/article23011109/|title=Dead teen linked to alleged Halifax plot referenced Columbine|publisher=|via=The Globe and Mail}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2015/02/13/22236796.html|title=Three arrested in Halifax Valentine's Day mass murder plot|author=Canoe inc.|work=canoe.ca|accessdate=March 20, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lindsay-kantha-souvannarath-randall-steven-shepherd-charged-in-halifax-shooting-plot-1.2957685|title=Randall Steven Shepherd, Lindsay Kanittha Souvannarath charged in Halifax shooting plot|date=February 14, 2015|publisher=cbc.ca|accessdate=March 20, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Lindsay Souvannarath, Randall Shepherd to set preliminary inquiry dates next|url=http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/1.2984140|accessdate=March 11, 2015|publisher=CBC|date=March 6, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/02/17/halifax-shooting-plot-columbiners_n_6696498.html |title=Halifax Shooting Plot: Who Are the "Columbiners?"|date=February 17, 2015|website=Huffington Post Canada |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Company |accessdate=November 27, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/pair-charged-in-halifax-mall-plot-to-go-to-trial-as-preliminary-hearing-wraps-1.2483480|title=Pair charged in Halifax mall plot to go to trial as preliminary hearing wraps|first=Michael|last=MacDonald|date=23 July 2015|publisher=}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/02/17/two-accused-in-halifax-shopping-mall-threat-arrive-at-courthouse.html|title=Two accused in Halifax shopping mall threat face more charges|date=February 17, 2015|work=thestar.com|accessdate=March 20, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Six stories in Canada we’re watching|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/six-stories-in-canada-were-watching-4/|accessdate=14 April 2015|publisher=Macleans|date=10 April 2015|ref=Stories}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Case of pair accused of plotting attack at Halifax mall adjourned to next week|url=http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/case-of-pair-accused-of-plotting-attack-at-halifax-mall-adjourned-to-next-week-1.2320391|accessdate=14 April 2015|publisher=Canadian Press|date=10 April 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=MacIntyre|first1=Mary Ellen|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1279856-volume-of-evidence-slows-halifax-mall-threat-case|title=Volume of evidence slows Halifax mall threat case|accessdate=31 October 2015|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=10 April 2015}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/randal-shepherd-halifax-mall-shooting-plot-guilty-1.3861824|title='I have no defence': Valentine's Day mall plotter gets decade in jail - CBC News|first1=Carly Stagg · CBC News · Posted:|last1=Nov 22|first2=2016 10:01 AM AT | Last Updated:|last2=November 22|first3=|last3=2016|website=CBC}} 15. ^{{cite news|title=American woman makes unexpected guilty plea in shooting plot at Halifax mall|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/american-woman-makes-unexpected-guilty-plea-in-shooting-plot-at-halifax-mall-1.3364418|accessdate=6 September 2017|publisher=CTV News|date=11 April 2017}} 16. ^{{cite news|title=American woman sentenced to life in Halifax mall shooting plot|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-american-woman-sentenced-to-life-in-halifax-mall-shooting-plot/|accessdate=20 April 2018|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=20 April 2018}} External links
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