The man shot dead Sunday at a home in a tiny Newfoundland community during a confrontation involving Premier Paul Davis's security pointed a gun at police shortly before the fatal shooting following a perceived Twitter threat, CBC News has learned.
Sources say Don Dunphy, 59, had pointed a long gun at the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) officer soon after he arrived at the man's house in Mitchells Brook, which is on Newfoundland's southern Avalon Peninsula.
But RNC Chief Bill Janes on Monday refused to confirm that and other details of what happened at Dunphy's house, calling it evidence that would need to be assessed by the RCMP, which polices the rural area.
An RNC officer had travelled to Dunphy's house on Sunday afternoon to investigate perceived threats, particularly a comment made on Twitter last week.
Dunphy, who had frequently railed against authorities over how he was treated as an injured worker, had responded to an otherwise innocuous tweet that Child Youth and Family Services Minister Sandy Collins made about listening to music while travelling with Davis.
"Won't mention names this time,2 prick dead MHAs might have good family members I may hurt," Dunphy tweeted April 3, prompting an RNC officer to visit Dunphy's home.
It was the culmination of a series of tweets directed to Collins's attention.
[Read the full thread here.]Dunphy was very active on Twitter, where his biography described him as "a crucified injured worker" in a province "where employers treat injured [workers] like criminals."
Neighbours told CBC News that they heard multiple gunshots.
It is not yet clear whether Dunphy ever fired his weapon, and Janes refused on Monday to confirm which weapons were fired.
Forensics experts were still on the scene as they collected evidence, said RCMP Sgt. Greg Hicks.
Davis is expected to speak with reporters early Monday afternoon.
The RNC has long provided security to Newfoundland and Labrador's premiers.
Davis, who became premier last fall, happens to a former RNC officer himself. His chief of staff, Joe Browne, is a former chief of the RNC, a provincial force that polices urban areas in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The RCMP, which polices rural areas in the province, is investigating the incident, but is releasing few details on what may have happened on Sunday afternoon.
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