Canadian police said they have foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning on a killing spree before committing suicide on Valentine's Day in Halifax.
Brian Brennan is an official with the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
"Information gathered suggested that a 19-year-old Timberlea male and a 23-year-old Geneva, Illinois, female had access to firearms, and it was their intention to go to a public venue in the Halifax region on February 14 with the goal of opening fire to kill citizens and then themselves."
The official added that they discovered the plot on a chat stream where the two suspects shared their ideas and photos of mass killings.
Police and other officials said it was not related to Islamic extremism.
Police also said that one of the two suspects, the 19-year-old male shot himself to death after police were tipped off about the plot and they surrounded his home.
Police saw two people leave the house who they determined were his parents and pulled them over on a traffic check.
Police earlier said two other Nova Scotia men, ages 20 and 17, were also involved, although investigators were still trying to determine what their roles were.
