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| British-born police officer shot dead in Alberta, Canada | British-born police officer shot dead in Alberta, Canada |
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| A British-born police officer working for the Edmonton Police force in Canada has been shot and killed. | A British-born police officer working for the Edmonton Police force in Canada has been shot and killed. |
| Constable Daniel Woodall, 35, and another officer were shot while serving an arrest warrant at a home in west Edmonton on Monday night. | Constable Daniel Woodall, 35, and another officer were shot while serving an arrest warrant at a home in west Edmonton on Monday night. |
| Woodall, an eight-year veteran of the police force who had been recruited from the Greater Manchester Police, died at the scene. | Woodall, an eight-year veteran of the police force who had been recruited from the Greater Manchester Police, died at the scene. |
| Prime Minister Stephen Harper led the tributes to Mr Woodall. | |
| "Constable Woodall's service to Edmonton and to Canada will be remembered and honoured," he said. | |
| "We grieve his loss today with Alberta and the rest of the country." | |
| Police said on Twitter that they are "no longer looking for a suspect". | Police said on Twitter that they are "no longer looking for a suspect". |
| Woodall worked for the Edmonton Police force's hate crimes unit, and the arrest warrant he was serving was for criminal harassment. | Woodall worked for the Edmonton Police force's hate crimes unit, and the arrest warrant he was serving was for criminal harassment. |
| Another officer, Sgt Jason Harley, 38, was shot at the same time, but was protected by his bulletproof vest. He has since been released from hospital. | Another officer, Sgt Jason Harley, 38, was shot at the same time, but was protected by his bulletproof vest. He has since been released from hospital. |
| Shortly after the shooting, a fire erupted at the home where the officers were serving the warrant. | Shortly after the shooting, a fire erupted at the home where the officers were serving the warrant. |
| The CBC reports that the last member of the Edmonton Police force to be killed while at work was in 1990. | The CBC reports that the last member of the Edmonton Police force to be killed while at work was in 1990. |