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Multiple fatalities in Canada shooting, Fredericton police say incident is ongoing | Multiple fatalities in Canada shooting, Fredericton police say incident is ongoing |
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Canadian police are responding to a “multiple fatality” shooting in Fredericton, New Brunswick. At least four people are reported dead, and residents have been advised to stay indoors with their doors locked. | |
Police say that the incident, which they responded to at around 7.30 am, is ongoing. | Police say that the incident, which they responded to at around 7.30 am, is ongoing. |
Locals have been advised to avoid the area, and remain indoors with their doors locked. Emergency services are on the scene. | Locals have been advised to avoid the area, and remain indoors with their doors locked. Emergency services are on the scene. |
Fredericton is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, and is home to just under 60,000 people. | Fredericton is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, and is home to just under 60,000 people. |
Violent crime is relatively rare in Fredericton, which rarely makes lists of the country’s most violent cities. | |
In Moncton, the province’s largest city, a 24-year-old man shot five officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2014, killing three and severely injuring two. The attack was the worst attack on the RCMP in almost 10 years, and Moncton’s first homicide since 2010. |