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.

Sources:

City of Fredericton

237 Brookside Dr · 237 Brookside Dr, Fredericton, NB E3A 1V3

A summary of the Matthew Raymond quadruple murder trial

‘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

Police update on Fredericton shooting

Cst. Lawrence Robert “Robb” Costello

Cst. Sara Mae Helen Burns

Donnie Robichaud, father of 3, identified as victim in Fredericton shooting

Obituary information for Bobbie Lee Wright

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

https://publications.gc.ca/Pilot/LoPBdP/BP/prb9922-e.htm

http://criminalnotebook.ca/index.php/Not_Criminally_Responsible_Due_to_Mental_Disorder

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rr06_1/p1.html

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2023-r001/index-en.aspx

https://educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/not-criminally-responsible-mental-illness/

https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/doc/2023CanLIIDocs2081?resultId=8be757e84fed4313b03096185340c5fe&resultIndex=1&searchId=bc7cff8923204edf99f182a027c5a315

https://www.legalline.ca/legal-answers/firearm-possession-and-acquisition-licence-pal/

https://ottawafirearmsafety.ca/pal-application/

https://fseso.org/courses/

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/canadian-residents

Matthew Vincent Raymond | News, Videos & Articles | Global News

2018 Fredericton shooting

A Legal History of the Regulation of Assault-Style Rifles in Canada

Chinese SKS Semi-Automatic Rifle

Firearms expert says rifle used in Fredericton shooting designed 'to kill,' mostly used for hunting | CBC News

Man who killed four people in Fredericton denied new privileges by review board

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices