MONTREAL -- The suspect in Quebec's 2012 election shooting had a cache of weapons in his car as he listened to radio coverage of the Parti Quebecois victory celebration before his alleged crimes, says a police investigator.
Richard Henry Bain is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder after an attack at the Metropolis club, where then-PQ leader Pauline Marois was toasting her party's election win.
Bain's bail hearing was told Friday he was spotted on security footage parked in a lot near the club on Sept. 4, 2012.
Sgt. Patrick Berthelot said evidence gathered suggests Bain was trying to figure out where the club was and that he was seen by witnesses and on surveillance video driving around the neighbourhood.
The day of the fatal shooting, Bain had gone to visit his sister-in-law at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. As he was leaving about 6:30 p.m., he reportedly inquired about the location of the club.
Lighting technician Denis Blanchette was fatally shot and colleague David Courage was wounded as they stood near a doorway to the Metropolis.
Berthelot said those two men were among 15 stagehands milling about, waiting for the PQ party to wrap up so they could take down the set.
He testified that Bain's assault rifle jammed after he fired a single shot that killed Blanchette and seriously injured Courage.
While the weapon was legally registered, it was fitted with an illegally modified magazine that could hold up to 30 bullets instead of the usual five, the investigator said.
It wasn't the only time Bain allegedly tried to fire a weapon that night.
Berthelot said Bain had a second weapon on him: a revolver that also jammed when he allegedly tried to fire at a police officer.
Bain also set fire to gasoline canister in the back of the Metropolis and led police on a short foot chase before being tackled and arrested.
The aftermath of his arrest was caught by a television crew and he could be heard shouting "the English are rising up!" as he was put into a squad car.
Bain is attempting to secure bail ahead of his murder trial next year.
After failing to find a lawyer, Bain will defend himself at the trial, which is scheduled for early 2015. He has said he can't prepare a proper defence while incarcerated in a detention centre.
The Crown is opposing his release.
Bain refused a publication ban on Friday despite Justice Guy Cournoyer asking him at least three times if he wanted one.
Crown prosecutor Matthew Ferguson subsequently sought his own publication ban but Cournoyer turned him down.
