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| Suspect Arrested in Killing of Three Mounties in New Brunswick | Suspect Arrested in Killing of Three Mounties in New Brunswick |
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| OTTAWA — A man suspected of fatally shooting three Canadian Mounties and wounding two others, putting a Canadian city under a virtual siege, was arrested early Friday, the police said. | |
| The arrest of the man, Justin Bourque, which the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced via Twitter, took place, apparently without incident, in Moncton, New Brunswick, the city where the shooting occurred. | The arrest of the man, Justin Bourque, which the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced via Twitter, took place, apparently without incident, in Moncton, New Brunswick, the city where the shooting occurred. |
| Mr. Bourque, 24, of Moncton is accused of shooting the Mounties on Wednesday evening in what many witnesses characterized as an ambush after the officers responded to an emergency call about a man seen wearing military-style camouflage clothing and carrying two rifles near the woods adjacent to a subdivision. | Mr. Bourque, 24, of Moncton is accused of shooting the Mounties on Wednesday evening in what many witnesses characterized as an ambush after the officers responded to an emergency call about a man seen wearing military-style camouflage clothing and carrying two rifles near the woods adjacent to a subdivision. |
| Superintendent Marlene Snowman, the officer in charge of the detachment that includes Moncton, said that Mr. Bourque was arrested in a wooded area bordering on homes. He was unarmed when he gave up, she said, but weapons were recovered nearby. | Superintendent Marlene Snowman, the officer in charge of the detachment that includes Moncton, said that Mr. Bourque was arrested in a wooded area bordering on homes. He was unarmed when he gave up, she said, but weapons were recovered nearby. |
| One Moncton resident, Michelle Thibodeau, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that Mr. Bourque was arrested in the backyard of her family home. Just before her parents went into their basement, following police orders, they heard Mr. Bourque say, “I’m done,” Ms. Thibodeau told the CBC. | One Moncton resident, Michelle Thibodeau, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that Mr. Bourque was arrested in the backyard of her family home. Just before her parents went into their basement, following police orders, they heard Mr. Bourque say, “I’m done,” Ms. Thibodeau told the CBC. |
| During a brief court appearance late Friday afternoon, Mr. Bourque was charged with three counts of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Under Canadian criminal law, first degree murder convictions carry a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. | During a brief court appearance late Friday afternoon, Mr. Bourque was charged with three counts of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Under Canadian criminal law, first degree murder convictions carry a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. |
| Neither Mr. Bourque’s lawyer nor prosecutors asked the court to order a psychiatric review. | Neither Mr. Bourque’s lawyer nor prosecutors asked the court to order a psychiatric review. |
| The police said Mr. Bourque had no known criminal history. News reports said he had once worked for Walmart. But other details about him remained scarce on Friday. A Facebook account apparently belonging to Mr. Bourque contained some postings expressing sentiments against the police, and others condemning gun laws. | The police said Mr. Bourque had no known criminal history. News reports said he had once worked for Walmart. But other details about him remained scarce on Friday. A Facebook account apparently belonging to Mr. Bourque contained some postings expressing sentiments against the police, and others condemning gun laws. |
| There were also several images of guns. A rambling poem posted shortly before the shootings concludes, “I believe my kingdom will come.” | There were also several images of guns. A rambling poem posted shortly before the shootings concludes, “I believe my kingdom will come.” |
| As about 300 police officers searched for the suspect on Wednesday and Thursday, most stores in Moncton were closed, offices remained shut, buses were taken off the generally deserted streets, and mail delivery was suspended. In the neighborhood where the shooting occurred, residents remained inside their homes, under police orders. | As about 300 police officers searched for the suspect on Wednesday and Thursday, most stores in Moncton were closed, offices remained shut, buses were taken off the generally deserted streets, and mail delivery was suspended. In the neighborhood where the shooting occurred, residents remained inside their homes, under police orders. |
| The police, officers who came from Mounted Police detachments throughout Canada and other forces, were backed by helicopters, police armored vehicles, two borrowed Brinks armored cars and aircraft. | The police, officers who came from Mounted Police detachments throughout Canada and other forces, were backed by helicopters, police armored vehicles, two borrowed Brinks armored cars and aircraft. |
| Assistant Commissioner Roger Brown, the commander of the Mounted Police in New Brunswick, identified the officers who were killed as Constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45; David Joseph Ross, 32; and Douglas James Larche, 40. | Assistant Commissioner Roger Brown, the commander of the Mounted Police in New Brunswick, identified the officers who were killed as Constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45; David Joseph Ross, 32; and Douglas James Larche, 40. |