Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered condolences to the victims of a mass shooting that took place in his home province of Nova Scotia this past weekend.
In the deadliest shooting in Canadian history, 19 people were murdered in various towns throughout the small province over a 12-hour span beginning Saturday night and ending on Sunday morning.
One of the victims, constable Heidi Stevenson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was a native of Crosby’s hometown of Cole Harbour.
Through his foundation, Crosby issued a statement:
“I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family of constable Heidi Stevenson of Cole Harbour, and to all of the families that have lost loved ones and have been affectd by this terrible act.
“This tragic event has devastated communities throughout Nova Scotia, but I know we will come together and help each other get through this. I am thinking of everyone at home.”
— Sidney Crosby Foundation (@87Foundation) April 21, 2020
The start of the shooting originated in Portapique, a small town approximately 80 miles north of Cole Harbour.
The suspected shooter, Gabriel Wortman, was shot and killed by police in Enfield, just outside of Halifax.
Crosby maintains a residence in Nova Scotia and spends the majority of his offseason there.
