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Gunman kills three Canadian police in Moncton, New Brunswick Gunman kills three Canadian police in Moncton, New Brunswick
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A gunman has shot dead three Canadian mounted police and injured two more in one of the worst losses of life for the country's police forces in a decade. A gunman has shot dead three Canadian police and injured two more in one of the worst losses of life for the country's national police force in a decade.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick said on their Twitter feed that they were in pursuit of 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton who was considered armed and dangerous. The police force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and carrying two guns. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick said on their Twitter feed that a search was under way for 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton, who was considered armed and dangerous.
#Codiac #RCMPNB - 3 officers mortally wounded by shooter. 2 officers sustained non life threatning injuries. Shooter still actively sought.#Codiac #RCMPNB - 3 officers mortally wounded by shooter. 2 officers sustained non life threatning injuries. Shooter still actively sought.
RCMP spokesman Paul Greene said the two wounded RCMP officers had non-life-threatening injuries. The Horizon Health Network, a provincial health authority, said on its RCMP spokesman Paul Greene said the two wounded RCMP officers had non-life-threatening injuries. The Horizon Health Network, a provincial health authority, said on its
Twitter feed that two patients were taken to the Moncton hospital with Twitter feed that two patients were taken to the Moncton hospital with
gunshot wounds.gunshot wounds.
Constable Damien Theriault said police were urging people in a certain area of Moncton, New Brunswick, to stay inside. The RCMP said people in the Pinehurst subdivision should stay inside and keep their doors locked, while motorists should stay away from the area.
He said the search for the suspect was concentrated around two streets. Construction worker Danny Leblanc, 42, said he saw the shooter in the distance on Wednesday
evening wearing a camouflage outfit and standing in the middle of the
street with his gun pointed at police cars. He thought it was an RCMP officer until he heard a burst of automatic gunfire that sent him running into his home, where he remained behind locked doors with his family.
Sean Gallacher, who lives near the area where police were concentrating Sean Gallacher, who lives near the area where police were concentrating
their search, said he heard what he now believed were gunshots. "I was downstairs and heard a few bangs," said Gallacher, 35.their search, said he heard what he now believed were gunshots. "I was downstairs and heard a few bangs," said Gallacher, 35.
Four Canadian RCMP officers, known as "mounties", were killed in March 2005 by a gunman on a farm in the province of Alberta. It was the RCMP's worst single-day loss of life in more than 100 years. Four Canadian RCMP officers, known as Mounties, were killed in March 2005 by a gunman on a farm in the province of Alberta. The shootings at Mayerthorpe, a small town, represented the RCMP's worst single-day loss of life in more than 100 years.
The Canadian public safety minister, Steven Blaney, said he was
"shocked by the tragedy" and his thoughts and prayers were with RCMP officers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report