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RCMP kill New Brunswick Mi'kmaq man; Quebec police watchdog will investigate

A Mi’kmaq man was shot and killed by RCMP in New Brunswick on Friday evening, with an arms-length Quebec police investigator set to look into the death.

Friends and family identified the victim on social media as Rodney Levi and said he was shot twice in or near Red Bank, N.B., near Miramichi. They said he was the father of a young girl.

Red Bank is a small town right next to Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation. People in the community erupted with grief and anger on social media on Friday, with many posting memories of a man they described as outgoing. One recalled how he made up goofy nicknames for his friends.

“This breaks my heart,” wrote another man. "My son’s best friend…has lost her dad.”

A Quebec police watchdog agency said it was looking into a shooting that matched the same description after “a request for assistance from the RCMP.”

New Brunswick has its own police oversight agency, the New Brunswick Police Commission, and it wasn't explained why that office wouldn't handle the investigation. 

A civilian died in an RCMP police response on the night of June 12, 2020, the Quebec agency said in a release at 10 p.m. Friday night.

WITNESSES ASKED TO COME FORWARD

The preliminary information provided, they said, was that around 8 p.m. Atlantic time, “RCMP officers were reportedly informed of the presence of a disturbed person, possibly armed with a knife, in the vicinity of Miramichi.”

“The police reportedly tracked down the individual in a building, armed with a knife,” said the report, which was only published in French at first.

“A police officer allegedly used an electric pulse weapon several times, without success.”

After the man allegedly continued to advance towards the police, they said, one of the RCMP officers allegedly shot him.

The man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Quebec’s Office of Independent Investigations will determine whether these details are correct, it said. It has assigned eight investigators.

The office, whose acronym is the BEI, have also asked Quebec provincial police to help by providing two forensic identification technicians. Investigators are asking witnesses to get in touch.

The RCMP didn't respond to requests for comment Friday night.

This is the second time in eight days that police have shot and killed an Indigenous person in New Brunswick. On June 4, an officer from the Edmundston Police Force killed 26-year-old Chantel Moore, the mother of a six-year-old, while doing a “wellness check” on her.

In that case, the officer also alleged she was threatening him with a knife. There will be a coroner’s inquest and independent investigation into Moore’s death.  

GROWING ANGER AFTER SEVERAL VIOLENT RCMP INCIDENTS

Later on Friday, the friend who had said he was hearbroken posted another comment echoing what many in the community were saying: he recalled the infamous manhunt in Moncton, two hours away, in 2014.

That year, shooter Justin Bourque killed three Mounties and injured two others over the course of 28 hours, but it ended with Bourque taken into custody alive.

“That Bourque guy in Moncton shot 6 cops. And they didn't even shoot him,” the man wrote. “Why are they so trigger happy on our people?”

RCMP across Canada have been under intense scrutiny this week after a string of violent incidents involving Indigenous people.

On Thursday, a video was widely circulated showing RCMP officers tackling Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, after a traffic stop over an expired licence plate.

Last week, another video surfaced showing a Mountie in Kinngait, Nunavut hitting an Inuk man with a car door to intentionally knock him over.

On Friday, just hours before Levi’s death, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki acknowledged for the first time that there is systemic racism built into the Mounties’ current operation and history. She said she had had trouble understanding exactly what “systemic racism” means.

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June 4th, 2014. Moncton, NB. On this date, a 24-year-old from Moncton, shot five officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), killing three and severely injuring two. A manhunt was launched and continued overnight and into June 5. On June 6, the 24-year-old 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. RIP Cst. David Ross, 32, of Victoriaville, QC RIP Cst. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45, of Boulogne-Billancourt, France RIP Cst. Douglas James Larche, 40, of Saint John, NB. 

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ALL MY FRIENDS IN MONCTON PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFUL!!! <3

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If anyone is in Moncton, I hope you are safe. Just hide until it's all over, and you will be safe. Please be careful!

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Moncton man charged with attempted murder after teacher shot in January

A 24-year-old Moncton man has been charged with attempted murder after a Riverview High School teacher was shot last month.

Janson Bryan Baker was charged in Moncton provincial court with 16 offences in connection with the shooting incident that sent a 35-year-old man to hospital with serious injuries.

Baker was charged with 16 other offences in relation to several incidents that occurred between Nov. 21, 2020 and Jan. 5, 2021.

Those charges include armed robbery, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, theft of a vehicle and possession of stolen property.

Baker was arrested in Amherst, N.S., following a nearly 19-hour manhunt.

He remains in custody and is scheduled to return to court on March 10.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 25, 2021.

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As Allan Legere parole hearing approaches, N.B. community recalls a reign of terror

As the Parole Board of Canada prepares to consider the supervised release of serial killer Allan Legere, some who lived through his terrifying rampage 31 years ago warn he can never be rehabilitated.

The convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist, who will turn 73 in February, is scheduled for a parole hearing on Wednesday in Edmonton.

Dubbed the "Monster of the Miramichi," Legere escaped from custody on May 3, 1989 and carried out four brutal murders, several arsons, and a sexual assault before being recaptured on Nov. 24 that year.

According to the board, Legere, who was sentenced to life in prison, has been eligible for day parole since November 2012 and for full parole since November 2015.

In 2015, Legere waived his right to a parole hearing that had been tentatively scheduled to take place, after a high-profile letter writing campaign from the community opposing his release.

However, under the law governing the board, inmates are entitled to request another review of their case every two years after their first parole review date.

Prisoners like Legere who have received life sentences can be refused parole by the board and have no mandatory release date.

Journalist and author Rick MacLean, who co-authored "Terror: Murder and Panic in New Brunswick" said the memories of the violence committed by Legere are like "scar tissue" on the community's psyche.

MacLean, who was the editor of the Miramichi Leader at the time of the killings, has documented how people started sleeping with guns under their beds as the murders continued. The writer says after he wrote about the murder rampage and trial came out, he received threats of legal action from Legere.

"Do I believe I'm in potential danger if he can get somewhere close to me? The answer is 'Yes'," MacLean said in an interview on Friday.

"I never expected there would be any serious consideration of him being allowed out on any kind of parole, ever."

The journalism instructor at Holland College in Prince Edward Island said his research led him to conclude Legere is among a small subset of psychopathic serial killers who can construct stories to manipulate others to believe they've changed.

"They're not people who get better. They can sit in wait for years. If he's physically capable of doing what he did in 1989, he will do it again."

In an interview with CTV last year, John Harris, a former manager at the New Brunswick prison that once incarcerated Legere, recalled being stunned when the murderer admitted he had been observing him from a wooded area as the corrections manager played golf.

"He had a list of people he was going to go after. That list still exists somewhere, and there are still names on it," Harris told the television network.

"If he were to get out today and be on the loose, those people would know who they are."

Originally sentenced to life for the murder of convenience store owner John Glendenning in June 1986, Legere was incarcerated at the maximum security prison in Renous, N.B. He escaped during a medical visit to Moncton, undoing his shackles and fleeing his guards.

Legere commandeered a vehicle and found his way back to the Miramichi, hiding in the forests and stealing food to survive as a massive police manhunt attempted to locate him.

During his months on the loose, he killed Annie Flam, an elderly store owner; Donna and Linda Daughney, two middle-aged sisters, setting fire to their home before leaving; and Rev. James Smith, a Roman Catholic priest.

He was recaptured on Nov. 24, 1989 after a failed carjacking that began in Saint John, N.B., and came to an end just outside Rogersville, where police arrested him in the cab of a tractor-trailer.

Some of the first use of DNA evidence was employed in the November 1991 trial, leading to Legere's conviction for the murders.

Donald Glendenning, the brother of 1986 murder victim John Glendenning, said he hopes the board takes note of the violence that occurred after Legere managed to escape.

"The parole board has a responsibility to ensure the community is protected," he said in an interview on Monday.

Adam Lordon, the current mayor of Miramichi, said his council has again written letters to the parole board urging it to reject Legere's application.

The 36-year-old says he was just a small boy, but he remembers his family moving from a rural part of the community to live with his mother's parents, as a precaution during Legere's rampage.

Lordon has spoken to family members of his victims and he said they remain traumatized by the murders. "What they've experienced doesn't go away," he said. "There is still a fear out there in the community."

Paula Vargas, a spokeswoman for the parole board, said before the hearing, two board members will review the case. During the hearing, they ask the offender questions and hear from the parole officer and the offender's assistant, she said.

The board examines the inmate's past criminal history, the treatments they received and the "insights" they have gained, she wrote.

In addition, board members consider the inmate's behaviour in prison, along with their release plan, their supports in the community and how any risks are to be managed.

Victims of Legere's crimes can submit statements about the offender for the board's consideration, and the offender has the right to waive or postpone a hearing, even at the last minute.

Vargas said in making a decision, "the safety of the public and the protection of the community are first and foremost considerations."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 11, 2021.

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Riverview, N.B., shooting leads to 12-hour manhunt

A shooting suspect is now in custody after a tense manhunt that spanned parts of two provinces. One man is in hospital in Moncton suffering a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Shelley Steeves reports on the events that led to a dramatic 12 hours in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. from : Halifax https://ift.tt/3s2joOX

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Man who murdered Moncton Mounties survives overdose in prison

The man who murdered three RCMP officers in Moncton, N.B., in June 2014 has survived an overdose in prison.

CTV News has learned Justin Bourque overdosed while in custody at the Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B. last week.

He was treated in hospital over the weekend and then transferred to the Dorchester Penitentiary in Dorchester, N.B., for ongoing medical care.

No other details are available at this time.

Bourque is serving three life sentences for killing RCMP constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Dave Ross and Doug Larche during a violent rampage in June 2014.

RCMP constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were also injured and later released from hospital.

Bourque’s rampage set off a roughly 30-hour manhunt that drew in officers from around the region and left much of Moncton paralyzed until his arrest.

According to an agreed statement of facts filed with the court, Bourque’s actions were planned and deliberate, as he hoped to spark an anti-government rebellion by only targeting police officers.

Bourque pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in August 2014.

First-degree murder carries an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. In Bourque's case, the 25-year parole ineligibility period for each murder conviction was imposed consecutively for a total of 75 years.

With files from The Canadian Press

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RCMP to draft national policy for emergency alerts after N.S. shootings

Mounties in Nova Scotia are under scrutiny for not issuing an emergency alert as a gunman rampaged through rural communities, but there's nothing in the national RCMP handbook to suggest that they should have.

In fact, the RCMP says there are currently no countrywide guidelines for when police should use Canada's public warning system to broadcast information to cellphones and television screens.

In the wake of the mass murder that claimed 22 lives in Nova Scotia about two weeks ago, the force is looking into developing a national operational policy for using the emergency alert system.

But experts in law enforcement and emergency management say authorities must strike a delicate balance between informing the public about potential threats and avoiding unnecessary panic. And as the tragedy in Nova Scotia shows, they say those judgments aren't always clear cut in the throes of crisis with lives on the line.

"Make no mistake -- none of us have ever experienced the kind of chaos that those officers, first responders and even the critical incident commander faced that night," said Terry Flynn, an associate professor of communications at McMaster University.

"The critical thing for them is that now, they unfortunately have a mass shooting playbook."

Before Canada launched its text-based national alert system in 2018, Flynn said RCMP considered social media to be the best way to communicate during a crisis.

Reviews of the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., and on Parliament Hill found that Twitter was a critical tool for disseminating real-time information to the public and media as both incidents were unfolding.

In a similar vein, Nova Scotia RCMP used Twitter to send out updates as a firearms complaint in the tiny coastal village of Portapique on the evening of April 18 evolved into a shooting and arson spree across central and northern parts of the province.

Mounties have faced questions about why they relied on social media to get the word out when they could have sent an emergency notification to every phone in the province. Some victims' relatives have called for the issue to be examined as part of a public inquiry into the mass murder.

Premier Stephen McNeil has said emergency officials were ready to issue an alert, but couldn't act until the RCMP supplied information. The Mounties say they were crafting a message when the gunman was fatally shot by police in Enfield, N.S., on April 19 after a 13-hour manhunt.

Nova Scotia RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell told reporters Tuesday that the force is conducting a "full review" of the use of the emergency alert system in consultation with the province and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

National RCMP spokeswoman Robin Percival said in an email that the force is looking at creating a Canada-wide policy, but said public alert protocols are generally set out by provincial emergency management authorities.

Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Office didn't immediately respond to a request for details about its protocols.

Flynn, who specializes in crisis management at McMaster, said instituting clear procedures and training about when to issue an emergency alert could save lives in situations where "seconds count."

While it may seem wise for authorities to err on the side of caution, Flynn warned flooding people's with notifications could foster "alert fatigue," potentially prompting some to swipe away warnings about a present threat.

He said this "cover your behind" communications strategy may have been a factor in a false alarm last month in Nova Scotia. Days after the massacre, the province issued an emergency alert about possible shootings in the Halifax area that turned out to be nothing, or in one case, construction noise.

Tom Stamatakis, president of the Canadian Police Association, said it's easy to criticize these calls with the benefit of hindsight. But when you're fielding multiple gunfire reports a day, he said it's not always clear whether you're dealing with a backfiring car or a shooter on the run.

Stamatakis declined to comment on the Nova Scotia killings because the investigation is ongoing, but said emergency alerts are reserved for immediate threats to life and limb, and it's not an action police take with the push of a button.

While he supports the effort to establish national public alert protocols, Stamatakis said no handbook can fully prepare police to respond to a fast-changing crisis like a mass shooting.

"You're assessing information as it comes in ... and the decisions you make are only as good as the information you're getting," he said. "I think it's way too difficult to come up with some kind of really prescriptive formula that people should follow."

Jack Rozdilsky, an associate professor of disaster and emergency management at York University, agrees that a "one-size-fits-all" policy won't account for the regional diversity of Canadian policing.

Still, Rozdilsky said he would like to see RCMP incorporate certain research-backed principles to ensure emergency alerts contain information about what the threat is, who is at risk and for how long, what protective actions people need to take and what the consequences are if they don't.

However, he cautioned that authorities may not want to model these protocols after last month's tragedy Nova Scotia.

"The nature of the threat of the mass shooting that took place in Nova Scotia is maybe beyond the capacity of what we can expect a warning system to deliver."

He noted that even before the shootings, the province's emergency response capacity was already taxed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To complicate matters, Rozdilsky said police were dealing with a killer wreaking chaos and carnage across 16 crime scenes, all the while dressed as an RCMP officer and driving a mock-up cruiser.

Sending a province-wide alert about this disguise could have backed up 911 lines with false reports of suspect sightings as police swarmed the streets to hunt him down, said Rozdilsky. There was also the potential for "blue-on-blue" violence if officers mistook a colleague for the killer.

Grieving families have every right to question what could have been done to avert such unfathomable loss, said Rozdilsky, and authorities owe them answers.

But with so many unknowns, Rozdilsky said he's reserving judgment until we get a fuller picture of how these horrific events unfolded.

Given these considerations, Rozdilsky said using emergency alert systems can be "more of an art than a science." And whichever way you decide, the consequences can be serious, or in some cases, possibly fatal.

Rozdilsky pointed January's false alarm at a nuclear power plant in Pickering, Ont., as an example of the panic that can ensue when these warning systems are misused.

He said there's even a slight risk that a certain number of people may die from heart attacks, car accidents or reckless behaviour when they believe that life-threatening danger is imminent -- even if it isn't.

"We have the power to really save lives if the technology is employed correctly," said Rozdilsky.

"(But) we have to realize we're still dealing with a complex society made of many different humans ... and that's why we have to be careful."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2020.

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New Brunswick cop killer posts profile on online matchmaking website

FREDERICTON -- One of Canada's most notorious killers -- who murdered three RCMP officers and wounded two others -- has taken to an online matchmaking website where he portrays himself as "a blue collar dude with a passion for music."

Justin Bourque -- who is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for his 2014 shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B. -- posted a profile Tuesday on Canadian Inmates Connect.

"I am single and looking for someone to be with," Bourque wrote on the profile, which lists his expected release date as 2089.

The site aims to hook up lonesome convicts with potential companions on the outside.

Melissa Fazzina, who runs the site, said many of the inmates are just looking for friendships and she hopes the connections can help make them better people.

"I've seen how important this service is, just being able to connect people that are incarcerated with the outside world. It does a lot to change their lives for the better while they're inside prison and often for when they're coming out," she said.

Fazzina said she started the site a few years ago after seeing sites in the United States and realized there was nothing similar in Canada.

Bourque, who is serving his sentence at the Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B., killed constables Dave Ross, Fabrice Gevaudan and Doug Larche, and left constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen injured.

Bourque's online profile says he likes television and movies, and is looking for women to correspond with.

"So send me a letter and a photo or two and we'll see where it goes from there," he wrote.

While the site is Internet based, inmates in Canadian jails and prisons have no Internet access. Anyone wishing to correspond with the inmates have to write and mail letters directly to the prison where they are being held.

An agreed statement of facts, filed with the court during his trial, said Bourque's actions were both "planned and deliberate" when he used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot the police officers in a Moncton neighbourhood.

He had targeted police in the hopes of sparking an anti-government rebellion.

A 28-hour manhunt for Bourque left much of Moncton paralyzed until his arrest.

He pled guilty to the charges and was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 75 years, the harshest sentence in Canada since the last executions in 1962.

When contacted by The Canadian Press Friday for reaction to the matchmaking profile, RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh said: "This is not a matter for the RCMP to comment on."

The Correctional Service of Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Canadian Inmates Connect charges $35 per year to display the profile of an inmate.

In 2015 it made news for posting the profile of Luka Rocco Magnotta, the convicted killer whose grisly crimes made headlines around the world. He's serving a life sentence for the 2012 Montreal killing and dismemberment of university student Jun Lin.

Magnotta's profile said he was looking for a "prince charming."

Fazzina said she wants to help the inmates and give them hope through her service, but she also thinks about the victims.

"I feel bad for these victims, and I'm sure they don't want these guys to have any extra benefits to enjoy nice things like communicating with somebody on the outside. I understand that, however, I just believe that with everybody, their punishment is they are in prison," she said.

"Sometimes it's easy for those of us on the outside to just want to keep punishing. Maybe that makes us feel better. Maybe by corresponding with people on the outside it can help them become better people."

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RCMP faces labour code trial for 'mistakes' in 2014 Moncton shooting

MONCTON, N.B. -- Three years after a gunman's rampage left three Mounties dead, the RCMP itself faces trial Monday.

The Labour Code trial stems from the force's handling of the 2014 massacre in Moncton, N.B., and the wife of one victim says it will be extremely difficult for everyone involved -- but necessary.

"Change in this organization is needed before tragic history repeats itself," Nadine Larche said.

"Had they had proper equipment, proper training and information, I believe that the outcome of that day would have been very different."

Her husband, Constable Doug Larche, and constables Fabrice Gevaudan and Dave Ross were killed, while constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded when gunman Justin Bourque used a semi-automatic rifle to target police officers in Moncton's northwest end.

The rampage set off a 30-hour manhunt that drew in officers from around the region. People in the area were told not to leave their homes until the gunman was caught. Bourque later said he had hoped to start a rebellion against the government.

The RCMP's lengthy trial is scheduled to begin Monday before a provincial court judge, and is expected to last until the end of June.

Employment and Social Development Canada alleges the force failed to:

-- Provide its members with appropriate use-of-force equipment and user training when responding to an active threat or active shooter event;

-- Provide its members with necessary information, instruction and/or training when responding to an active threat or active shooter event;

-- Provide its supervisory personnel with appropriate information, instruction and/or training when responding to an active threat or active shooter event; and

-- Ensure, in general, the health and safety of its members.

Larche said she hopes the trial will lead to changes to ensure officer safety and better working conditions.

"I am encouraged by the fact that charges were laid and that the Crown is holding the RCMP responsible for mistakes that were made that cost three RCMP members' lives," she said in an email to The Canadian Press.

A review said officers responding to the shootings faced a litany of problems, including getting access to accurate information, high-powered weaponry and protective equipment.

The RCMP entered not-guilty pleas in May 2016.

Rob Creasser of the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada said he was "surprised and horrified at the same time" when the force entered not guilty pleas.

He calls the trial a tremendous waste of taxpayers' money that will unnecessarily dredge up a lot of emotions.

Still, Creasser said he hopes it leads to accountability by the force.

"It's important that communities, especially those that have the RCMP looking after them, that those police agencies have the tools, equipment and training they need to be effective in their work and keep those communities safe. I don't think this was the case in Moncton," he said.

Creasser acknowledges that the RCMP have made improvements since the Moncton incident.

"I think they're trying to play catch-up, but they had a 10-year lead time. We go back to what happened in Mayerthorpe, Alberta in 2005 and the recommendations that came out of that -- another tragedy where four members lost their lives."

(Four RCMP officers were shot dead in 2005 by gunman James Roszko, who then killed himself, on a farm in northwest Alberta near Mayerthorpe, during a raid to investigate stolen property and a small marijuana grow operation.)

Creasser said the force has not rolled out new C8 carbine rifles quickly enough.

Bourque was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 75 years after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

A bronze monument featuring life-size statues of constables Larche, Gevaudan and Ross was unveiled on Moncton's riverfront last June, on the second anniversary of the shootings.

In recent weeks, many members of the RCMP across the country have removed the yellow stripes from their pants to protest pay, staffing levels and working conditions.

"RCMP members and their loved ones are all frustrated and tired of the ill equipped and poor working conditions RCMP officers are placed in daily," Larche said.

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Verdict expected today in RCMP Labour Code trial stemming Moncton shooting

MONCTON, N.B. -- A provincial court judge is expected to hand down his verdict today in the RCMP's Labour Code trial stemming from a shooting rampage in New Brunswick that left three officers dead and two injured.

The RCMP has pleaded not guilty to failing to provide officers with the appropriate equipment and training after Justin Bourque's 2014 shooting spree.

C8 carbine rifles were not available to general duty officers during Bourque's shooting spree and numerous witnesses have testified they could have made a difference.

Carbine rifles were approved for use in 2011, but their rollout was delayed on several occasions.

The defence argued at the trial that the RCMP exercised due diligence in its rollout of patrol carbines, while the Crown argued management knew front-line officers were at risk and the rollout of carbines took too long.

Constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Dave Ross and Doug Larche were killed, while constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded when Bourque targeted police officers in hopes of sparking an anti-government rebellion.

The rampage set off a 30-hour manhunt that drew in officers from around the region.

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Lawyers to make closing arguments today at RCMP Labour Code trial

MONCTON, N.B. -- Lawyers are scheduled to make their closing arguments today at the RCMP's Labour Code trial stemming from a shooting rampage in New Brunswick more than three years ago.

The national force faces four charges stemming from the June 4, 2014 Moncton shootings that left three officers dead and two injured.

The RCMP is accused of failing to provide its members and supervisors with enough information, instruction, equipment and training to adequately handle the rampage.

Carbine rifles were not available to general duty officers during Justin Bourque's shooting spree and numerous witnesses have testified they could have made a difference.

The weapons were approved for use in 2011, but their rollout was delayed on several occasions.

But now-retired commissioner Bob Paulson testified last month that RCMP management had concerns over the possible militarization of the force and worried the carbines could "distance the public from the police."

Constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Dave Ross and Doug Larche were killed, while constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded when Bourque targeted police officers in hopes of sparking an anti-government rebellion.

The rampage set off a 30-hour manhunt that drew in officers from around the region.

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