Four people, including two police officers, were killed Friday in a gun attack in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton.
Police said that a suspect was in custody following the shooting in the capital of New Brunswick province and was being treated for "serious injuries".
City police confirmed the death of the officers in a Tweet as local media images showed emergency vehicles at a tree-lined residential street.
Of the four people killed in this morning's shootings on Brookside Drive, two were Fredericton Police officers. No names are being released at this time. Please appreciate this is a difficult time for their families and our colleagues. We will provide more info when we can.
— Fredericton Police (@CityFredPolice) August 10, 2018
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, sent his condolences.
Awful news coming out of Fredericton. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this morning’s shooting. We’re following the situation closely.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 10, 2018
David MacCoubrey, who lives in Fredericton, told The Associated Press that he heard about 20 shots. "I'm on my floor," he said. "The cops have come through my place.
Mr MacCoubrey said his apartment complex has four buildings in a square, and it sounded like the shots came from the middle of the complex. "They have searched all the apartments in the building. It sounded like it started in the courtyard area," he said.
Nick Moore, a reporter for CTV Atlantic, posted footage from the scene on Twitter, and said four gunshots had been heard.
We have heard what sounds to be four gunshots in the last few minutes @CTVAtlantic pic.twitter.com/l31i8xGtDa
— Nick Moore (@CTVMoore) August 10, 2018
Gun laws in Canada are more strict than in the neighbouring United States but a proliferation of weapons has led to an increase in gun crimes in recent years.
The incident in Fredericton comes a little over a week after two people were killed and 15 injured when a man went on a shooting spree in Toronto, Canada's biggest city.
The shooter was identified as Faisal Hussain, 29. He was killed after an exchange of fire with police, who say they have yet to establish a motive.
