WATCH: RCMP Chief Chris Leather says there are 'in excess of 19 victims' in the Nova Scotia massacre. Some were known to the suspect, others not known. RCMP currently at 16 crime scenes in central and northern Nova Scotia. Briefing: cbc.ca/1.5538032
Surintendent Chris Leather also says the RCMP member injured Sunday, Const. Chad Morrison, 11-year veteran, is now recovering at home from gunshot wounds.
Leather says the gunman's actions led to 5 structure fires, most of them residences, and police believe there may still be victims inside homes that burned to the ground. 'That speaks to why we don't have a final total' for the number of victims.
Leather is asked how RCMP are contacting family members, since some relatives say they haven't gotten any help locating people who don't answer phones. He replies that police need confirmation from the medical examiner before releasing IDs of victims, including to family members.
More @CBCNews: This Nova Scotia tragedy, which left at least 18 innocent people dead, joins a grim list of Canadian mass shootings and killings: cbc.ca/1.5538072
