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| Canada shootings: Four killed in Saskatchewan | Canada shootings: Four killed in Saskatchewan |
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| Four people have been killed and several injured in shootings in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, police say. | Four people have been killed and several injured in shootings in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, police say. |
| They say a male suspect is now in custody and children have been moved to safety after the shootings at La Loche Community School and another location. | They say a male suspect is now in custody and children have been moved to safety after the shootings at La Loche Community School and another location. |
| Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said earlier that five people had been killed, but this was later corrected. | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said earlier that five people had been killed, but this was later corrected. |
| The school shooting was "every parent's worst nightmare", Mr Trudeau said. | The school shooting was "every parent's worst nightmare", Mr Trudeau said. |
| "The community is reeling." | "The community is reeling." |
| Mr Trudeau, who was speaking in Davos, Switzerland, also praised "the first responders who acted quickly and bravely". | Mr Trudeau, who was speaking in Davos, Switzerland, also praised "the first responders who acted quickly and bravely". |
| Witnesses at the school described screaming and more than half a dozen shots. | Witnesses at the school described screaming and more than half a dozen shots. |
| Kevin Janvier, acting mayor of La Loche, said that his 23-year-old daughter Marie, a teacher, was one of the victims at the school. | Kevin Janvier, acting mayor of La Loche, said that his 23-year-old daughter Marie, a teacher, was one of the victims at the school. |
| He also said police had told him that the gunman first shot two of his siblings at home and then made his way to the school. | He also said police had told him that the gunman first shot two of his siblings at home and then made his way to the school. |
| Canada's gun laws | |
| 'Shock and sorrow' | 'Shock and sorrow' |
| At a news conference, Maureen Levy, a senior officer at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said: "There's no risk to public safety at this time. This is truly a tragedy." | At a news conference, Maureen Levy, a senior officer at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said: "There's no risk to public safety at this time. This is truly a tragedy." |
| She provided no further details. | She provided no further details. |
| The RCMP said officers were called about "an active shooter" at 13:00 local time (19:00 GMT) and detained the suspect 45 minutes later, Canada's CBC broadcaster reports. | |
| "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said in a statement. | "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said in a statement. |
| "My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community." | "My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community." |
| About 900 students attend La Loche Community School for kindergarten through to grade 12 (the last year of high school). | About 900 students attend La Loche Community School for kindergarten through to grade 12 (the last year of high school). |
| "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC. | "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC. |
| "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." | "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." |
| La Loche is an aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. | La Loche is an aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. |
| It is located nearly 900km north of the provincial capital, Regina. |