Alan: Barbarians, masquerading as Americans, will call for "More Guns!"
The Problem masquerading as The Solution
Is this vision of America normal?
"Whom the gods would destroy they first make crazy."
"Quem deus vult perdere, dementat prius"
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A Canadian man accused of killing three
police officers and wounding two others
in Moncton, New Brunswick, has been
charged with premeditated murder.
Justin Bourque, 24, appeared in court on Friday, with a heavy police presence in the building.
Officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested him shortly after midnight on Friday.
The manhunt for Mr Bourque had gone into a second night after the officers were killed.
Following the arrest, police lifted a warning that residents should remain indoors and off the streets.
The three dead police officers have been identified as PC Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, PC David Joseph Ross and PC Douglas James Larche. One of the two wounded officers has been released from hospital.
They were all shot while responding to a report of an armed man at the north-west side of the town on Wednesday evening, in the deadliest attack on the country's police force since four officers were killed in the province of Alberta in 2005.
'I saw him arrested'
Mr Bourque appeared in the court in Moncton, staring ahead intently and nodding when the judge said his name.One witness describes the suspect carrying guns, a crossbow and knives
During the short proceedings, he was charged with three counts of murder and two of attempted murder.
Neither prosecution nor defence recommended a psychological evaluation for Mr Bourque. He will next appear in court in July.
The eastern New Brunswick city of about 70,000 was slowly returning to normal on Friday. Shortly after Mr Bourque's arrest, barricades that had sealed off roads during the manhunt started coming down soon after news of the arrest leaked out, the Globe and Mail reported.
"On the one hand we feel very happy, almost elated that this person has been arrested and this ordeal is over," the mayor of Moncton, George Leblanc, told CBC.
"But at the same time we have a great sense of sadness for the losses that our families have suffered."
In a press conference on Friday, family members of PC Ross remembered him.
"My son was my hero," said his mother, Helene Rousseau, speaking in French.
"He would call us and would always tell us stories about his work," she said. "So he died doing what he loved."
A local resident named Michelle Thibodeau tweeted that she had witnessed the arrest.
"He was in my backyard. I saw him arrested in front of my eyes," she said.
"The Swat team arrived at my house and unloaded and started screaming in my backyard for him to surrender and he did. I watched it happen."
RCMP Supt Marlene Snowman told reporters Mr Bourque was unarmed as he was arrested, but there were weapons nearby.
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Two Cops, Three Others Killed in Las Vegas Shooting Spree
An apparent ambush in a Las Vegas pizzeria that carried over to a nearby Walmart left five people dead on Sunday, including two police officers and a pair of shooters.
The two cops were shot by a male and female as they were eating lunch at Cici's Pizza at about 11:30 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. ET), Las Vegas Metro Police spokesman Larry Hadfield told NBC News.
Witnesses told police that one of the shooters yelled “This is the start of a revolution” before firing at patrolmen, who were identified as Officer Alyn Beck, 42, and Officer Igor Soldo, 32.
Officials said one of the cops was able to fire back at the duo before succumbing to his injuries.
The suspects then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and went across the street to a Walmart, where they shot and killed another person, Hadfield said.
STEVE MARCUS / LAS VEGAS SUN VIA REUTERS
Deputy Sheriff Kevin McMahill reported that one of the shooters, described as a tall white man, yelled “everyone get out” before unleashing a hail of bullets.
The shooters then apparently killed themselves at the Walmart, in what officials described as "some kind of suicide pact."
Police said the female suspect first shot the man, then herself.
In a statement, Walmart said the store was closed and they were working with local police.
"We express our deepest condolences to everyone who has been affected by this senseless act of violence," said spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan.
Cici's Pizza also put out a statement saying, "We are deeply saddened by this tragic event and our hearts go out to the families and friends of the officers." They said the store would remained closed until further notice.
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