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| Moncton shooting: Lockdown remains during manhunt | |
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| Parts of Moncton in Canada remain on lockdown as authorities hunt for a man accused of shooting five police officers, killing three, on Wednesday. | |
| Officials say the suspect, Justin Bourque, 24, was spotted multiple times early on Thursday morning. | Officials say the suspect, Justin Bourque, 24, was spotted multiple times early on Thursday morning. |
| They have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. | They have warned people to stay inside and lock their doors. |
| One of the wounded Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been released from hospital, and one remains in hospital in a stable condition. | |
| It is the deadliest attack on the country's police force since four officers were killed by a gunman on a farm in the western Canadian province of Alberta in 2005. | It is the deadliest attack on the country's police force since four officers were killed by a gunman on a farm in the western Canadian province of Alberta in 2005. |
| 'Complete investigation' | 'Complete investigation' |
| Police said on Wednesday they still did not know where Mr Bourque was, but he was armed and dangerous. | Police said on Wednesday they still did not know where Mr Bourque was, but he was armed and dangerous. |
| RCMP Supt Marlene Snowman warned that the suspect was armed with high-powered firearms. | RCMP Supt Marlene Snowman warned that the suspect was armed with high-powered firearms. |
| "He's not known to us, he's a young person," she said. "We're doing a complete investigation to learn as much as we can about him, about his history, what may have sparked this." | "He's not known to us, he's a young person," she said. "We're doing a complete investigation to learn as much as we can about him, about his history, what may have sparked this." |
| Supt Snowman said the RCMP was thankful for all the messages of support the force had received since the shooting. | Supt Snowman said the RCMP was thankful for all the messages of support the force had received since the shooting. |
| "Our guys and gals are doing the very very best they possibly can and they have done exactly that in the past day," she said. | "Our guys and gals are doing the very very best they possibly can and they have done exactly that in the past day," she said. |
| Police forces from around and outside the province of New Brunswick were contributing to the search, as well as special air support and canine search teams. | Police forces from around and outside the province of New Brunswick were contributing to the search, as well as special air support and canine search teams. |
| New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he felt "incredible grief" stemming from the incident. | New Brunswick Premier David Alward said he felt "incredible grief" stemming from the incident. |
| The officers were shot while responding to a report of an armed man at the north-west side of the town at about 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Wednesday. | The officers were shot while responding to a report of an armed man at the north-west side of the town at about 20:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Wednesday. |
| "We opened up the windows in the family room and there he was going across through the back with this rifle on his shoulder," witness Joan MacAlpine-Stiles told Canadian media. | "We opened up the windows in the family room and there he was going across through the back with this rifle on his shoulder," witness Joan MacAlpine-Stiles told Canadian media. |
| "I said, 'Oh my God, there he is with camouflage and the headband and a gun, and it looked like a bow he had with him." | "I said, 'Oh my God, there he is with camouflage and the headband and a gun, and it looked like a bow he had with him." |
| Police established road blocks in an effort to seal a perimeter around the residential area and combed nearby woods, searching through the night and into the morning. | Police established road blocks in an effort to seal a perimeter around the residential area and combed nearby woods, searching through the night and into the morning. |
| Schools in the town are closed, buses are not running, and postal service has been suspended. | Schools in the town are closed, buses are not running, and postal service has been suspended. |
| Pedestrians and motorists have been asked to stay away from the area. | Pedestrians and motorists have been asked to stay away from the area. |
| The suspect was spotted after daylight, but Supt Snowman warned he was "very mobile". | The suspect was spotted after daylight, but Supt Snowman warned he was "very mobile". |
| "There's no question that we're going to continue this search in order to apprehend him," she said. | "There's no question that we're going to continue this search in order to apprehend him," she said. |