Canada shooting: manhunt for police killer

Описание: Canadian police are searching for the man who shot and killed three officers and wounded two more in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Three police officers were shot dead in the Canadian city of Moncton and two more were wounded as they conducted a manhunt for a man carrying a rifle and wearing camouflage clothes, on Wednesday.

"Around 7:30, on June 4th, while responding to a call of an armed man in the north end of the city of Moncton, three of Codiac Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers were shot and killed.

Two other officers were also injured but their life is not threatened at this time," said Constable Damien Theriault of the Codiac RCMP.
Police said they were searching for Justin Bourque, 24, and urged residents to stay inside and lock their doors.

Moncton, a city of about 70,000 people, is located in Canada's east coast province of New Brunswick. Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada, which has stricter gun laws than the US.

The deaths of the three officers prompted an outpouring of grief on social media, with New Brunswick Premier David Alward and Federal Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney both saying they were shocked by the news.

The last mass killing of Canadian police took place in Mayerthorpe, Alberta in 2005, when a gunman killed four RCMP officers.

Source: Reuters

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