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| Canada shootings: Man arrested in Moncton, New Brunswick | |
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| Canadian police say they have arrested a man suspected of killing three police officers and wounding two others in Moncton, New Brunswick. | Canadian police say they have arrested a man suspected of killing three police officers and wounding two others in Moncton, New Brunswick. |
| The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick tweeted that Justin Bourque was arrested just after midnight in Moncton. | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick tweeted that Justin Bourque was arrested just after midnight in Moncton. |
| News of the arrest came after a huge manhunt went into its second night. | News of the arrest came after a huge manhunt went into its second night. |
| Schools and government offices were closed and residents told to stay indoors during the operation. | |
| Police said residents of Moncton could now leave their homes. | Police said residents of Moncton could now leave their homes. |
| 'I saw him arrested' | |
| A grainy image purporting to show Justin Bourque being taken into custody was circulating on social media. | |
| A local resident named Michelle Thibodeau tweeted that she had witnessed the arrest. | |
| "He was in my backyard. I saw him arrested in front of my eyes," she said. | |
| "The Swat team arrived at my house and unloaded and started screaming in my backyard for him to surrender and he did. I watched it happen." | |
| Stephen Puddicombe, a reporter for Canadian broadcaster CBC, said Mounties at the local RCMP headquarters smiled and hugged each other after the arrest was made. | |
| "I think that's a celebration that you'll see repeated privately with Mounties around this city over the next several hours," he said. | |
| Barricades that had sealed off roads during the manhunt started coming down soon after news of the arrest leaked out, the Globe and Mail reported. | |
| Earlier, police said the suspect, who was wearing camouflage gear and carrying rifles, had been spotted several times in north Moncton. | Earlier, police said the suspect, who was wearing camouflage gear and carrying rifles, had been spotted several times in north Moncton. |
| Dozens of police officers were seen scouring the search area with weapons drawn. Armoured security trucks were also visible. | Dozens of police officers were seen scouring the search area with weapons drawn. Armoured security trucks were also visible. |
| One of the wounded Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers has been released from hospital, and one remains in hospital in a stable condition. | |
| 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. | |
| It was 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 was 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. |