RCMP arrest suspect wanted in Moncton shooting
Posted Jun 5, 2014 11:14 pm.
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RCMP have arrested the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of five Mounties.
News of the arrest was confirmed by an RCMP spokesman to news agencies in Moncton around 1:30 a.m. local time.
Justin Bourque was taken into custody around 12:10 a.m.
Three officers were killed and another two were injured late Wednesday evening after some kind of incident in the northwest area of the city.
Not much is yet known about where he was found.
Businesses and schools were shut down Thursday as hundreds of police hunted for Bourque.
During the search, military-style vehicles patrolled roads and police set up roadblocks, performing checkstops looking for any sign of the suspect.
RCMP say residents of Moncton can now leave their homes.
Bourque has had no previous brushes with the law.
