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Richard Henry Bain, accused of shooting and killing lighting technician Denis Blanchette the night of the 2012 Quebec provincial election, showed no emotion Tuesday when he heard the verdict: guilty of second-degree murder.

The 12-member jury in Bain’s trial reached the verdict after 11 days of deliberations.

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Bain, 65, was also found guilty of three counts of attempted murder during the chaos he caused at Montreal’s Metropolis nightclub while then-Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois was giving her election night victory speech.

“I hope the victims will be satisfied with the jury’s verdicts, and that this will allow them to turn the page on these tragic events four years later,” said Crown prosecutor Dennis Galiatsatos. “Mr. Bain attacked stage technicians, working men and women, citizens, he attacked police officers. But he also attacked democracy and the very values our constitution stands for … I also hope the verdicts help the country and the province turn the page on this very sad chapter in our history.”

Armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a nine-millimetre pistol, Bain fired a single bullet the night of Sept. 4, 2012, killing Blanchette and severely injuring another stagehand, David Courage, before his gun jammed. He then doused the back stairs to the venue with fuel and threw a flare to start a fire. He was quickly chased down by police and arrested.