Canadian police charge New Brunswick shooting suspect with 4 counts of first-degree murder

Fredericton Police Force via Associated Press

• Canadian authorities charged 48-year-old Matthew Vincent Raymond with four counts of first-degree murder on Saturday.
• Raymond allegedly shot dead two police officers and two civilians in a shooting that struck a nerve in the country.
• The victims have been identified as police Const. Robb Costello, 45, police Const. Sara Burns, 43, Donnie Robichaud, 42, and Bobbie-Lee Wright, 32.

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Canadian police charged a man Saturday for the deaths of two police officers and two civilians in a shooting that struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence.

Police in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick said that Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, was arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder.

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