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RCMP hunting gunman in city's north end

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An RCMP officer checks the trunk of a vehicle Thursday June 5 as the manhunt for Justin Bourque continues. Police warned resdients of Moncton's north end to stay inside and keep their doors locked.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Police look over photos of a possible suspect in the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers in Moncton, June 5, 2014.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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RCMP officers man a roadblock on Hildegard Rd. in Moncton Thursday, June 5, 2014. The manhunt for Justin Bourque, suspected in the shooting deaths of three officers on Wednesday, continued with police urging people to stay inside and lock their doors.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Moncton residents gather to watch police officers and the media near a roadblock in northern Moncton, Thursday, June 5, 2014.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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A heavily armed man that police have identified as Justin Bourque walks on Hildegard Drive in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, June 4, 2014Viktor Pivovarov

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Emergency response officers enter a residence in Moncton, N.B. on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Three RCMP officers were killed and two injured by a gunman wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns on Wednesday. Police have identified a suspect as 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Police keep watch on a house in Moncton, N.B., Thursday, June 5, 2014 as the search for a heavily armed gunman suspected to have shot three Mounties dead and injured two others continues.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Police keep watch on a house in Moncton, N.B., Thursday, June 5, 2014 as the search for a heavily armed gunman suspected to have shot three Mounties dead and injured two others continues.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Police approach a house in Moncton Thursday, June 5, in search of a gunman wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers Wednesday.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Police officers man a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, Thursday, June 5, 2014, searching for a suspect who shot and killed three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers the day before. Wednesday. Police have identified a suspect as 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton. Two other officers were wounded in Wednesday's shooting.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Emergency response officers check a residence in Moncton, N.B. on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Three RCMP officers were killed and two injured by a gunman wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns on Wednesday. Police have identified a suspect as 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Justin Bourque’s Facebook profile has a photo of Mr. Bourque, left, with a friend, toting guns in a clearing, the snowy ground littered with shell casings.

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A makeshift memorial takes form on the steps of Codiac RCMP headquarters in downtown Moncton, N.B. on Thursday June 5, 2014.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Staff bring in supplies to the Codiac RCMP headquarters in downtown Moncton, N.B. on Thursday June 5, 2014. The RCMP is on a manhunt for a gunman suspected of killing three Mounties and wounding two others.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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RCMP Commanding officer Roger Brown wipes away tears as the Mayor of Moncton George LeBlanc (not shown) speaks during a news conference in Moncton on Thursday, June 5, 2014. At left, Codiac RCMP superintendent Marlene Snowman looks on.Marc Grandmaison

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Codiac RCMP superintendent Marlene Snowman contains her emotions during a news conference in Moncton on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Snowman said officers were continuing to search for the shooter, more than 16 hours after three officers were killed and a manhunt began.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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RCMP check the trunk of a taxi at a roadblock in Moncton on Thursday, June 5, 2014.Marc Grandmaison

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Police check a van at a roadblock in Moncton on Thursday, June 5, 2014Marc Grandmaison

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RCMP officer Damien Theriault holds back tears while addressing the media during a press conference at City Hall in Moncton, Wednesday June 4, 2014. The RCMP in New Brunswick says an undisclosed number of people have been shot and a manhunt is underway in the north end of Moncton for a man armed with guns.Marc Grandmaison

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Police block a highway onramp along Berry Mills road in Moncton, N.B. as the RCMP maintains a lockdown in the area on Thursday, June 5, 2014Marc Grandmaison

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Emergency Response team members take cover behind vehicles in Moncton, June 4, 2014.Ron Ward/Reuters

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Police officers take cover behind their vehicles in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday June 4, 2014. Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured Wednesday in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick, officials said, and authorities were searching for a suspect.Ron Ward/The Associated Press

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RCMP officers use their vehicle to create a perimeter in Moncton, Wednesday June 4, 2014.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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RCMP officers use their vehicle to create a perimeter in Moncton. A manhunt is underway in the north end of Moncton for a man armed with guns.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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An RCMP helicopter searches for the gunman in Moncton Wednesday evening.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Employees of a grocery store lock down their store in Moncton, Wednesday June 4, 2014.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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Police officers walk around a strip mall urging merchants to shut down their stores in Moncton, Wednesday June 4, 2014.Marc Grandmaison/The Canadian Press

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RCMP officer Damien Theriault, left, and Mayor George LeBlanc hug after addressing the media during a late press conference at City Hall in Moncton, N.BMarc Grandmaison

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Codiac RCMP officers take cover behind their vehicle in Moncton, New Brunswick.Viktor Pivarov

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