JUST IN: Four Dead, Including Two Police Officers, In Early Morning Shooting

A Friday morning in the Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, has left four dead, including two police officers.

Of the four people killed in this morning’s shootings on Brookside Drive, two were Fredericton Police officers. No names are being released at this time. Please appreciate this is a difficult time for their families and our colleagues. We will provide more info when we can.

— Fredericton Police (@CityFredPolice) August 10, 2018

BREAKING: From Fredericton Police: “Re: Shooting. At this time, we can confirm multiple fatalities. The incident is ongoing. More information will be available when we can. Please continue to avoid the area of Brookside Drive between Main and Ring Road.” @CTVAtlantic pic.twitter.com/CS0zdbcKxJ

— Nick Moore (@NickMooreCTV) August 10, 2018

One suspect in custody, though we don’t know if he acted alone.

We can confirm that the suspect in custody is currently being treated for serious injuries related to this morning’s shooting incident.

— Fredericton Police (@CityFredPolice) August 10, 2018

UDPATE: At this time we can confirm that we have one suspect in custody.

Police continue to have the Brookside area contained for the foreseeable future as the investigation is ongoing.

Please continue to avoid the area and follow us for the facts.

— Fredericton Police (@CityFredPolice) August 10, 2018

Residents of the Canadian city are shocked this happened in their home – saying this is the first time violent crime has affected the 58,000-resident city.

According to Fox News:

“With the tempo, it might’ve been a gunshot. It was sort of like a pop, pop, pop, pop,” resident Robert Didiodato told CBC News.

Didiodato said people were staying inside their homes and following the department’s instructions.

The department urged everyone to stay in their homes and lock their doors:

On the scene of an ongoing incident on Brookside Drive. Four shots ran out around 8:20a.m. Police are asking people to lock their doors. pic.twitter.com/lXI1LrF6sS

— Nathalie Sturgeon (@nthlstrgn) August 10, 2018

CTV News spoke to a woman who was escorted from her residence in the area and she told the station she heard what appeared to be gunshots. The media outlet reported police were talking to residents in the area asking what they heard/witnessed on Friday morning.

One witness reported hearing “about 20 shots.”

David MacCoubrey, who lives in Fredericton, said he heard about 20 shots and was hiding on his kitchen floor.

“I’m on my floor,” he told the Associated Press in a phone interview. “The cops have come through my place. They have searched all the apartments in the building. It sounded like it started in the courtyard area.”

MacCoubrey said police have been searching the buildings, and he’s been sitting away from windows.

Travis Hrubeniuk said his fiancée had just left for work around 7:45 a.m. local time when he began hearing a steady stream of sirens.

Hrubeniuk said residents have been advised to stay inside with their doors locked. The quiet residential neighborhood, which has houses, grocery stores, a church and an elementary school, is the last place Hrubeniuk said he expected to encounter a dangerous situation.

“This is the first time I’ve even heard of any serious crime or violent crime in this city,” he said.

Justin Trudeau has responded with this tweet:

Awful news coming out of Fredericton. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this morning’s shooting. We’re following the situation closely.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 10, 2018

This is a developing story, so we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.