Shooting

EDMONTON - A 34-year-old man is dead after he was shot by police following a traffic stop in east Edmonton’s King Edward Park neighbourhood on Boxing Day. (Edmonton Journal)

TORONTO - Rocco Scavetta will go down in the yearly statistics as homicide No. 74. But that’s not how he will be remembered. He will go down as someone who gave up his life to protect others. He will go down as a hero. (Toronto Sun)

Homicide detectives have identified the victim of a targeted shooting in North Vancouver on Tuesday as 32-year-old Ngoc Mai (Anita) Nguyen. She is not expected to survive they say. (The Province)

SACRAMENTO - For hours, the barrage of gunfire just wouldn't stop.  Sacramento police Officer Tara O'Sullivan lay on the ground bleeding as gunshots echoed and her colleagues tried to get to her. The suspect fired incessantly, preventing officers from reaching her for at least 45 minutes, authorities said. (CNN)

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MONTREAL - One man was in critical condition and another fighting for his life in the wake of a shootout early Monday in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal district. (Montreal Gazette)

TORONTO - A man is dead after a shooting near Albion and Weston Rds., the city’s record-tying 89th homicide of the year. (Toronto Sun)

MONTREAL - A man in his 30s died early Wednesday after being shot Tuesday night in a restaurant in Montreal’s Little Italy district. (Montreal Gazette)

ABBOTSFORD - The man murdered last night in Abbotsford is the brother of a gang leader who was killed in North Vancouver in December. (Abbotsford News)

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TULSA - Tulsa police say a Walgreens employee with a concealed-carry license fatally shot an armed man after an argument that began at the photo counter. (Fox News)

VANCOUVER - Police are asking anyone who may have been in the area of East 53rd Ave. and Prince Edward St. on Saturday evening to contact investigators, along with any drivers in the vicinity who may have dashboard camera footage to share. (Vancouver Sun)