RCMP officer killed, 2 others injured in BC shooting

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In British Columbia, an RCMP officer has been killed and at least two others have been injured after a shooting in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam.

Ridge Meadows RCMP were searching a home near the intersection of Pinetree Way and Glen Drive in the Metro Vancouver city before 10 a.m., when an “altercation” began between police and a civilian, according to B.C. RCMP.

In the course of that altercation, RCMP said multiple officers were injured and the suspect was shot.

Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, was killed.

Neetu Garcha is on the scene.

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