Hunt on for Canadian suspected in police killings

MONCTON: A man suspected of killing three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers was spotted three times Thursday but has so far eluded a massive manhunt in the normally tranquil east coast city of Moncton, police said.

Justin Bourque, 24, was seen in three different places around the search area of Moncton, said RCMP Commander Marlene Snowman. Police said he has high powered long firearms, ammunition and other items.

At one point, he was seen coming in and out of a wooded area, Snowman said. "He´s capable of moving into the wooded area and out," she said.

Investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting — the deadliest attack on the RCMP in nearly a decade. The three officers were killed after responding to a call about an armed man in the north end of Moncton. Two other officers were wounded.

Snowman said Bourque was not known to police. Heavily armed RCMP officers are combing streets and woods in search of the suspect, who was wearing military camouflage and carrying two rifles in a picture released by police on Twitter.

"Quite honestly I don´t know where he is at this time," RCMP Commanding Officer Roger Brown said.