2014 Moncton shootings
| 2014 Moncton shootings | |
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Map showing the "lockdown" area of Moncton following the shootings.
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| Location | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Date | June 4, 2014– June 6, 2014 7:18 p.m.–12:10 a.m. (UTC-3) |
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Attack type
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Shooting |
| Weapons |
Norinco M305 (.308) Mossberg 500 SPX Knife |
| Deaths | 3 |
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Non-fatal injuries
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2 |
| Perpetrator | Justin Bourque |
| Justin Christian Bourque | |
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| Born |
November 12, 1989 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Employee at Rolly's Wholesale Ltd. |
| Criminal charge | First-degree murder, attempted murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life sentence with no possibility of parole for 75 years |
| Criminal status | In prison |
| Conviction(s) | Pleaded guilty to all counts August 8, 2014 |
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Capture status
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Surrendered June 6, 2014 |
The 2014 Moncton shootings were a string of shootings that took place on June 4, 2014, in Moncton, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Justin Bourque, a 24-year-old from Moncton, shot five officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), killing three and severely injuring two. A manhunt for Bourque was launched and continued overnight and into June 5. On June 6, Bourque was found and taken into custody, ending a manhunt that lasted over 28 hours. The shooting was the deadliest attack on the RCMP since the Mayerthorpe tragedy in 2005 that left four RCMP officers dead, and also Moncton's first homicide since 2010.
At around 6:00 p.m. on June 4, 2014, Bourque purchased three boxes of ammunition in the presence of a friend, whose name has limited legal usage, and cannot be named, who did not find it unusual since the two of them planned to go to a shooting range. During the late hours of that same day, Bourque left his rented home, dressed in camouflage and carrying a rifle and a shotgun. He calmly walked down a road in his trailer park, passing several neighbours along the way.
At 7:18 p.m. ADT, the first 9-1-1 call was made to police about an armed man walking down a sidewalk on Pioneer Avenue and towards the woods west of the street. Twelve RCMP officers responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the woods and the surrounding neighborhood. Bourque was first seen by Cst. Mathieu Daigle stepping out of the forest, crossing a street, and entering another wooded area that bordered the backyards of several houses. Daigle sent out a radio transmission describing Bourque, but some radio static was heard, which made the description difficult to understand. Daigle was then joined by Csts. Fabrice Gevaudan and Rob Nickerson as they trailed Bourque, who was headed toward a house on Bromfield Court, where five other officers were positioned. All of the officers were intending on maintaining visual contact on him while waiting for the arrival of Police Dog Services, who were scheduled to arrive in a few minutes.
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