Man in Canada goes on shooting rampage, kills 13

New Delhi : A man disguised as a police officer went on a shooting rampage in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Sunday. 13 people have been killed, making it a worst attack in last 30 years.

The suspected shooter has also been shot dead, said the officials.

A police officer was among the dead. Several bodies were found inside and outside one home in the small, rural town of Portapique, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Halifax.

The police officials started advising the residents in the area to stay in the basement as several homes in the area were also set on fire.

Police identified the man believed to be the shooter as Gabriel Wortman, 51, who was thought to live part-time in Portapique. Authorities said he disguised himself as a police officer in uniform at one point and made his car look like a Royal Canadian Mounted Police cruiser.

"This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province’s history," said Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.

RCMP spokesman Daniel Brien confirmed that 13 people had been killed as had the shooter. He said he could not rule out that the death toll could still rise. Already, that makes it one of the worst shootings in Canadian history.

The motive behind the mass shooting is not revealed yet.