Three Canadian police officers have been shot dead and two others injured in the east coast province of New Brunswick, where authorities have issued a picture of a suspect.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says police responded to a call on Wednesday evening about an armed man in the north end of the city of Moncton.
Three of the responding officers were killed and two sustained non-life threatening injuries and were in stable condition.
"We are still actively looking for the shooter," said RCMP Constable Damien Theriault.
"He is believed to still be in the Pinehurst subdivision area of Moncton.
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"We are urging people in that area to stay inside and lock their doors and for people to say away from that area."
Police said they were looking for 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton - a city of about 69,000 people about 150 kilometres northeast of the state capital of St John.
The police force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns.
Police had a number of roads in the city blocked and traffic was backed up on major arteries across the city. Drivers were also asked to stay out of the area.
Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc urged all residents to pay strict attention to the RCMP warnings.
