Police officer killed in Canada aboriginal community

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AFP Montreal
Last Updated : Feb 15 2016 | 3:22 AM IST
A police officer was killed while responding to a domestic dispute in the Canadian province of Quebec by a suspected gunman who likely committed suicide, authorities have said.
The incident happened in the aboriginal community of Lac Simon in the west of the largely French-speaking province.
Two officers were responding to a call about a dispute at a home late Saturday, when one of them was fatally wounded by at least one shot fired in their direction, Sergeant Benoit Coutu of Quebec's provincial police told AFP.
The suspected shooter was later found dead in the home, after "in all likelihood turning the gun on himself," Coutu said.
Last month, a shooting in the small aboriginal community of La Loche in the western province of Saskatchewan left four people dead.
The 17-year-old shooter went on a rampage at the local high school, killing two teachers. Two teenage brothers were also killed at their nearby home.
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First Published: Feb 15 2016 | 3:22 AM IST

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