Justin Bourque, the subject of an ongoing manhunt in Moncton, N.B., told a former co-worker he wanted to “go out with a bang and bring people with him.”
Caitlin Isaac spoke to Business Insider, describing the suspect as an outcast who had a problem with authority. The two worked at Walmart until Bourque was fired for "attitude related reasons" in 2010.
Isaac also spoke to the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, saying his two long guns were “his favourite things” and “he seemed to hate on everything.”
A Facebook account under Bourque’s name contains several anti-police and pro-gun posts. A profile picture shows him and another man holding guns. He currently has 44 friends, and two appear to have been added after the shootings.
HuffPost Canada has been unable to confirm that the Facebook page belongs to the shooter.
Mike Campbell, who also spoke to the Insider and identified himself as the suspect’s best friend, said Bourque hinted he might never see him again a few weeks beforethe shooting.
Campbell and Bourque had been drinking in his garage, when Bourque got up to leave, his friend asked him to visit again soon.
“I told him, ‘Get hold of me later.’ And he was like, ‘I don’t know …You take care, Mike. You have a good life.’
Campbell says he was "weirded out" by the comment, but never expected his friend to do anything like the shooting rampage.
“He was my best friend my whole life. He would be the last person I would think would this.”
Caitlin Isaac spoke to Business Insider, describing the suspect as an outcast who had a problem with authority. The two worked at Walmart until Bourque was fired for "attitude related reasons" in 2010.
Isaac also spoke to the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, saying his two long guns were “his favourite things” and “he seemed to hate on everything.”
A Facebook account under Bourque’s name contains several anti-police and pro-gun posts. A profile picture shows him and another man holding guns. He currently has 44 friends, and two appear to have been added after the shootings.
HuffPost Canada has been unable to confirm that the Facebook page belongs to the shooter.
Mike Campbell, who also spoke to the Insider and identified himself as the suspect’s best friend, said Bourque hinted he might never see him again a few weeks beforethe shooting.
Campbell and Bourque had been drinking in his garage, when Bourque got up to leave, his friend asked him to visit again soon.
“I told him, ‘Get hold of me later.’ And he was like, ‘I don’t know …You take care, Mike. You have a good life.’
Campbell says he was "weirded out" by the comment, but never expected his friend to do anything like the shooting rampage.
“He was my best friend my whole life. He would be the last person I would think would this.”