SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
Police posted to social media a photograph of a man dressed in fatigues, carrying what appeared to be a rifle. (Public domain)
3 Police Dead in Shooting Rampage That Shocks Canada
Gunman still at large Thursday morning as nation that has largely avoided mass shootings mourns
Jun 05, 2014
Canadian law enformcement officials are conducting an intense manhunt Thursday morning after what appears to be a lone individual went on a shooting rampage at a residential area in the eastern town of Moncton, New Brunswick Wednesday night that left 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers dead and at least two more injured.
The Mounties who were killed were gunned down in an ambush-style attack as they responded to calls about an armed man in the area, police sources told The Globe and Mail.
Though such shootings have become nearly an everyday occurence in the United States, Canada has a relatively low rate of gun violence compared to their southern neighbor. According to statistics from the RCMP, a Mounty has not been killed by a gunshot wound in the line of duty since 2007, more than six years ago.
CNN reports:
A man dressed in fatigues and carrying a rifle went on a rampage, killing three police officers and wounding two others.
Early Thursday morning, the shooter was still on the loose.
Residents were asked to keep their doors locked and their outside lights on, as helicopters hovered overhead and the hunt for the man continued.
Police say they know who the suspect is: 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton.
What they don't know -- or haven't disclosed -- is what prompted the attacks.
Paul Greene, an RCMP spokesman, told reporters that Bourque was last seen in a wooded area and that search for him was ongoing.
Updates and reactions to the #monctonshoorting were trending on Twitter:
Tweets about "#monctonshooting"
__________________________________
An Urgent Message From Our Co-Founder
Dear Common Dreams reader, The U.S. is on a fast track to authoritarianism like nothing I've ever seen. Meanwhile, corporate news outlets are utterly capitulating to Trump, twisting their coverage to avoid drawing his ire while lining up to stuff cash in his pockets. That's why I believe that Common Dreams is doing the best and most consequential reporting that we've ever done. Our small but mighty team is a progressive reporting powerhouse, covering the news every day that the corporate media never will. Our mission has always been simple: To inform. To inspire. And to ignite change for the common good. Now here's the key piece that I want all our readers to understand: None of this would be possible without your financial support. That's not just some fundraising cliche. It's the absolute and literal truth. We don't accept corporate advertising and never will. We don't have a paywall because we don't think people should be blocked from critical news based on their ability to pay. Everything we do is funded by the donations of readers like you. Will you donate now to help power the nonprofit, independent reporting of Common Dreams? Thank you for being a vital member of our community. Together, we can keep independent journalism alive when it’s needed most. - Craig Brown, Co-founder |
Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.
Canadian law enformcement officials are conducting an intense manhunt Thursday morning after what appears to be a lone individual went on a shooting rampage at a residential area in the eastern town of Moncton, New Brunswick Wednesday night that left 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers dead and at least two more injured.
The Mounties who were killed were gunned down in an ambush-style attack as they responded to calls about an armed man in the area, police sources told The Globe and Mail.
Though such shootings have become nearly an everyday occurence in the United States, Canada has a relatively low rate of gun violence compared to their southern neighbor. According to statistics from the RCMP, a Mounty has not been killed by a gunshot wound in the line of duty since 2007, more than six years ago.
CNN reports:
A man dressed in fatigues and carrying a rifle went on a rampage, killing three police officers and wounding two others.
Early Thursday morning, the shooter was still on the loose.
Residents were asked to keep their doors locked and their outside lights on, as helicopters hovered overhead and the hunt for the man continued.
Police say they know who the suspect is: 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton.
What they don't know -- or haven't disclosed -- is what prompted the attacks.
Paul Greene, an RCMP spokesman, told reporters that Bourque was last seen in a wooded area and that search for him was ongoing.
Updates and reactions to the #monctonshoorting were trending on Twitter:
Tweets about "#monctonshooting"
__________________________________
Canadian law enformcement officials are conducting an intense manhunt Thursday morning after what appears to be a lone individual went on a shooting rampage at a residential area in the eastern town of Moncton, New Brunswick Wednesday night that left 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers dead and at least two more injured.
The Mounties who were killed were gunned down in an ambush-style attack as they responded to calls about an armed man in the area, police sources told The Globe and Mail.
Though such shootings have become nearly an everyday occurence in the United States, Canada has a relatively low rate of gun violence compared to their southern neighbor. According to statistics from the RCMP, a Mounty has not been killed by a gunshot wound in the line of duty since 2007, more than six years ago.
CNN reports:
A man dressed in fatigues and carrying a rifle went on a rampage, killing three police officers and wounding two others.
Early Thursday morning, the shooter was still on the loose.
Residents were asked to keep their doors locked and their outside lights on, as helicopters hovered overhead and the hunt for the man continued.
Police say they know who the suspect is: 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton.
What they don't know -- or haven't disclosed -- is what prompted the attacks.
Paul Greene, an RCMP spokesman, told reporters that Bourque was last seen in a wooded area and that search for him was ongoing.
Updates and reactions to the #monctonshoorting were trending on Twitter:
Tweets about "#monctonshooting"
__________________________________
We've had enough. The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. How? Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. With no advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing. Can you chip in? We can't do it without you. Thank you.