MONCTON – RCMP are set to release an independent review of the June 2014 shootings that killed three Moncton officers and wounded two others.
The review will be released Friday and is expected to contain several recommendations on how the RCMP can improve as it moves forward after the shootings.
Senior RCMP members will respond to the review and release their own action plan to address the review’s recommendations.
The release will be made in Moncton where authors of the independent review will also be present.
Justin Bourque was sentenced in October to serve 75 years in prison before he can apply for parole for the shooting rampage.
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An agreed statement of facts previously filed with the court says Bourque’s actions were both “planned and deliberate” when he used a Poly Technologies M305, 308-calibre semi-automatic rifle to kill constables Larche, 40, Dave Ross, 32, and Fabrice Gevaudan, 45. Constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were also injured in the shootings.
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A 28-hour manhunt for Bourque left much of Moncton paralyzed until his arrest just after midnight on June 6.
With files from The Canadian Press
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