The suspect in the shooting of two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers in an Alberta casino has been found dead.
The man was found dead in a private residence east of St Albert but police did not disclosed the cause of death.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Marlin Degrand said he was known to police.
The RCMP said Constable David Matthew Wynn, 42 is in "life-threatening condition," while Auxiliary Constable Derek Walter Bond, 49, remains in serious but stable condition in hospital.
Degrand said a routine investigation into a suspicious vehicle led the two officers to the Apex Casino in an industrial area around 3am on Saturday. The officers determined the vehicle had been stolen, and went inside the casino to look for suspects, quickly coming under fire.
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The officers were hit before they had a chance to fire back at the suspect, who fled the scene, Degrand said.
Police tracked the gunman - described as a white male, aged 25 to 35 - to an area southeast of the Sturgeon Valley Golf, not far from the casino, several hours later.
St Albert is an affluent community of about 60,000 bordering Edmonton's city limits.
