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Title: Four dead after Canada shootings, man in custody: police
Post by: TomSea on April 16, 2019, 02:58:07 am

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Four dead after Canada shootings, man in custody: police
Reuters

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Four people were shot dead in Penticton, British Colombia, on Monday and a suspect is in custody, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.

“Police have determined four people are deceased at three locations within a 5 km (3.1 mile) radius,” the statement said.

“A man matching the suspect’s description turned himself into the Penticton RCMP detachment. The man remains in custody while the investigation progresses. Preliminary indications are this was a targeted incident,” the statement said.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-shooting/four-dead-after-canada-shootings-man-in-custody-police-idUSKCN1RR2FQ (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-shooting/four-dead-after-canada-shootings-man-in-custody-police-idUSKCN1RR2FQ)