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		</div><p>A Canadian police officer has been killed and another injured after a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia.</p>
<p>A suspect was arrested at a petrol station after the shootings left “multiple victims”, police said.</p>
<p>The man identified by police as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Enfield, north west of central Halifax.</p>
<p>By late morning, there were half a dozen police vehicles at the scene. Yellow police tape surrounded the petrol pumps, and a large silver-coloured SUV was being investigated by police.</p>
<p><em>“Our hearts are heavy with grief and sadness today as we have lost one of our own,”</em> said Brian Sauve, president of the National Police Federation union. <em>“A second dedicated member was injured in the line of duty.”</em></p>
<p>The incident started in the small, rural town of Portapique, with police advising residents to lock their homes and stay in their basements.</p>
<p>Several building fires were reported by residents as well.</p>
<p><em>“I never imagined when I went to bed last night that I would wake up to the horrific news that an active shooter was on the loose in Nova Scotia,″</em> Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil said.</p>
<p><em>“This is one of the most senseless acts of violence in our province’s history,”</em> he said.</p>
<p>He said it was an additional <em>“heavy burden”</em> amid efforts to contain the new coronavirus.</p>
<p>Lisa Croteau, a spokeswoman with the provincial force, said police received a call about <em>“a person with firearms”</em> at around 10.30pm on Saturday and the investigation <em>“evolved into an active shooting investigation”</em>.</p>
<p><em>“My heart goes out to everyone affected in what is a terrible situation,”</em> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.</p>
<p>Christine Mills, a resident of the town, said it had been a frightening night for the small town, with armed officers patrolling the streets. In the morning, helicopters flew overhead searching for the suspect.</p>
<p><em>“I feel better now to know he’s in custody,″</em> Ms Mills said. <em>“It’s nerve-wracking because you don’t know if somebody has lost their mind and is going to beat in your front door.”</em></p>
<p>Tom Taggart, a lawmaker who represents the Portapique area in the municipality of Colchester, said the quiet community has been shaken.</p>
<p><em>“This is just an absolutely wonderful, peaceful quiet community and the idea that this could happen in our community is unbelievable,″</em> Mr Taggart said by phone from his home in Bass River, near the lockdown area.</p>
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