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RCMP in New Brunswick say man dead after gunfire exchange with police

RCMP in New Brunswick say a man is dead after a gunfire exchange with police in Maltempec, N.B. In a news release, the force says officers responded on Wednesday to a report of an armed man in mental distress at a home in the town, which is about 225 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. The release says the man fired at the officers and refused to drop his weapon or co-operate with police. It says officers shot at the man and then administered f…

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Man in mental distress killed in RCMP shooting in northeast N.B.

RCMP say officers responded to a report Tuesday evening of a man armed and in mental distress in the Acadian Peninsula community of Maltempec. SIRT is investigating.

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RCMP in New Brunswick say man dead after gunfire exchange with police

RCMP in New Brunswick say a man is dead after a gunfire exchange with police in Maltempec, N.B.

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A Man Shot Dead by the Police in the Acadian Peninsula

The RCMP in New Brunswick has asked the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), an independent agency, to examine the actions of police officers following a shooting involving members of the RCMP in Maltampec, in the Acadian Peninsula.

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RCMP in New Brunswick say man dead after gunfire exchange with police

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