Justin Bourque targeted police officers because of “the badge they wore” when he shot three RCMP officers dead and wounded two others in Moncton, the Crown said as a sentencing hearing got under way Monday
Open this photo in gallery: Senior RCMP officers arrive at Moncton Law Courts for the sentencing hearing for Justin Bourque in Moncton, N.B. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: The Moncton Law Courts, venue for the sentencing hearing for Justin Bourque, is seen in Moncton, N.B. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Victor Bourque arrives at Moncton Law Courts for the sentencing hearing for his son, Justin Bourque, in Moncton, N.B. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: David Lutz, lawyer for Justin Bourque, arrives at Moncton Law Courts for Bourque's sentencing hearing in Moncton, N.B. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: A sheriff's van transporting Justin Bourque arrives at Moncton Law Courts for his sentencing hearing in Moncton, N.B. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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