Guard at US-Canada border shot by gunman
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October 18, 2012, Thursday
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A CANADIAN border guard was in stable condition after she was wounded by a gunman who later killed himself, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
The Peace Arch Crossing, about 160 kilometers north of Seattle, has been closed since the shooting at 2pm on Tuesday.
The estimated time for reopening was 4pm yesterday, according to the website for the British Columbia travel information agency DriveBC.
Drivers have been diverted to other crossings.
After wounding the guard, a man in a van with Washington license plates shot and killed himself.
Names of the guard and the man have not been released, and the motive for the shooting is unknown.
Investigators have been interviewing witnesses and reviewing video.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case as an attempted murder, said RCMP Sergeant Jennifer Pound.
The Canada Border Services Agency officer was shot in the neck, said RCMP Captain Bert Paquet.
Police were confident the man took his own life.
The Peace Arch crossing in Blaine is the third-busiest port of entry on the northern border.
Last month, it averaged 9,000 US-bound cars a day, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
The crossing features a park with a 21-meter-high monument in the form of an arch that connects the US and Canada.
Canadian Brian White told reporters at the scene he was waiting to cross northward when he heard a shot. Guards immediately responded and officials questioned everyone waiting to cross, he said.
The Peace Arch Crossing, about 160 kilometers north of Seattle, has been closed since the shooting at 2pm on Tuesday.
The estimated time for reopening was 4pm yesterday, according to the website for the British Columbia travel information agency DriveBC.
Drivers have been diverted to other crossings.
After wounding the guard, a man in a van with Washington license plates shot and killed himself.
Names of the guard and the man have not been released, and the motive for the shooting is unknown.
Investigators have been interviewing witnesses and reviewing video.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case as an attempted murder, said RCMP Sergeant Jennifer Pound.
The Canada Border Services Agency officer was shot in the neck, said RCMP Captain Bert Paquet.
Police were confident the man took his own life.
The Peace Arch crossing in Blaine is the third-busiest port of entry on the northern border.
Last month, it averaged 9,000 US-bound cars a day, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
The crossing features a park with a 21-meter-high monument in the form of an arch that connects the US and Canada.
Canadian Brian White told reporters at the scene he was waiting to cross northward when he heard a shot. Guards immediately responded and officials questioned everyone waiting to cross, he said.
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