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A police officer responding to a disturbance at a home east of Ottawa died after being shot Thursday while two of his colleagues remained in hospital with injuries, Ontario Provincial Police said, as local residents expressed shock at what happened.
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The three officers responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a disturbance at a home about 50 kilometres east of Ottawa, where someone reported hearing a gunshot, OPP said.
A provincial police officer has died and two others were seriously wounded after a shooting incident early Thursday in the town of Bourget, southeast of Ottawa.
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When they arrived, the officers were shot by someone at the home, police said. Police have arrested a 39-year-old male in connection to the shooting.
BOURGET, Ont. — One police officer has died and two others are in hospital after they were shot at a home in a village east of Ottawa, Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identified the officer who died as Sgt.