PQ shooting suspect: hunting-lodge owner who liked chatting with neighbours, in French

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. – The man suspected in the political shooting at a Parti Quebecois party is being described as a friendly hunting-lodge owner who appeared to get along well with francophones.

Details are emerging about the suspect in a shooting that has made international news.

Now under arrest is 62-year-old Richard Henry Bain, the owner of an outfitter in the mountains north of Montreal. A Montreal hospital said it had admitted a suspect in police custody, and he was undergoing an evaluation Wednesday.

Bain was wearing a housecoat and black facemask when he was tackled by police, and while being whisked away he shouted about an awakening of English-speaking Quebecers.

According to the Facebook page of a Richard Henry Bain, he runs a riverside lodge near Mont-Tremblant, Que.

Marc-Andre Cyr, the owner of a campground near the lodge, says Bain was friendly and never showed any anger toward French-speaking Quebecers.

Cyr says they occasionally had a beer together. They always spoke French.

He said he met Bain just over a year ago and that the man was new to the region. Bain joined the local chamber of commerce about a year ago.

Another man, Dominic Bouffard, who works for the local paper said Bain is a successful businessman who occassionally took out ads to promote his lodge.

Bouffard said he tried hard to network with local politicians and business leaders.

“He did everything he could to meet people in the municipality, in the (Mont-Tremblant area), and everywhere,” Bouffard said.