The Moncton shooting was a string of shootings that took place on June 4, 2014, in Moncton, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Justin Bourque, a 24-year-old from Moncton, shot five officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , killing three and severely injuring two. A manhunt for Bourque was launched and continued overnight and into June 5. On June 6, Bourque was found and taken into custody, ending a manhunt that lasted over 28 hours. The shooting was the deadliest attack on the RCMP since the Mayerthorpe tragedy in 2005 that left four RCMP officers dead, and also Moncton's first homicide since 2010.
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