MONCTON, N.B. - A senior R-C-M-P officer in New Brunswick says a man suspected in the shooting deaths of three Mounties and the wounding of two others in Moncton was unarmed at the time of his arrest early this morning.
The nerve-wracking manhunt came to an end at 12:10 a.m. after police apprehended 24-year-old Justin Bourque, who was wanted for one of the worst mass shootings in the R-C-M-P's history.
The harrowing search for Bourque lasted nearly 30 hours, causing a large swath of northwestern Moncton to be locked down with residents asked to remain inside their homes.
Superintendent Marlene Snowman says Bourque was unarmed but police did find weapons near the wooded residential area where he was found.
The R-C-M-P says nearly 300 officers were involved in the search.
The officers who died were: 32-year-old Constable David Ross who originally was from Victoriaville, Quebec; 45-year-old Constable Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, who was originally from Boulogne-Billancourt in France; and 40-year-old Constable Douglas James Larche of Saint John, New Brunswick.
The injured officers are Constable Darlene Goguen and Constable Eric Dubois.
