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Two Mounties shot in Sask. have died: report
Updated Sun. Jul. 16 2006 11:14 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Both members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who were shot on July 7 in Saskatchewan have died.
The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the report to CTV News, and the RCMP has a news conference scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
The Mounties, constables Robin Cameron, 29, and Marc Bourdages, 26, were shot near the small farming community of Mildred, Sask. as they pursued a suspect.
Both officers were taken to hospital in Saskatoon, where they both underwent extensive surgery for their injuries.
Curtis Dagenais, 41, is still wanted in connection with the shooting.
The two Mounties and a third officer were responding to a report that an assault had taken place at about 9 p.m. on July 7.
The suspect in the assault fled in a vehicle, and the officers pursued him, but were reportedly fired on when the man stopped.
The third officer returned fire on the suspect, but it is not known if he was struck.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot.
Since then, police have carried out a massive, so far unsuccessful manhunt for Dagenais, the suspected shooter.
Police now suggest Dagenais may have fled the province or died while hiding in the forest. His father, Arthur Dagenais, worries his son may have taken his own life.
In March 2005, four RCMP officers were shot and killed in Mayerthorpe, Alta. by James Roszko while they were on his property to investigate stolen parts and a marijuana grow operation. Roszko then took his own life.
Updated Sun. Jul. 16 2006 11:14 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Both members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who were shot on July 7 in Saskatchewan have died.
The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the report to CTV News, and the RCMP has a news conference scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
The Mounties, constables Robin Cameron, 29, and Marc Bourdages, 26, were shot near the small farming community of Mildred, Sask. as they pursued a suspect.
Both officers were taken to hospital in Saskatoon, where they both underwent extensive surgery for their injuries.
Curtis Dagenais, 41, is still wanted in connection with the shooting.
The two Mounties and a third officer were responding to a report that an assault had taken place at about 9 p.m. on July 7.
The suspect in the assault fled in a vehicle, and the officers pursued him, but were reportedly fired on when the man stopped.
The third officer returned fire on the suspect, but it is not known if he was struck.
The suspect then fled the scene on foot.
Since then, police have carried out a massive, so far unsuccessful manhunt for Dagenais, the suspected shooter.
Police now suggest Dagenais may have fled the province or died while hiding in the forest. His father, Arthur Dagenais, worries his son may have taken his own life.
In March 2005, four RCMP officers were shot and killed in Mayerthorpe, Alta. by James Roszko while they were on his property to investigate stolen parts and a marijuana grow operation. Roszko then took his own life.
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