Police in New Brunswick confirmed early Friday that shooting suspect Justin Bourque has been arrested. 
 
 Mr. Bourque, 24, wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers, was taken into custody shortly after midnight. 
 
 A Twitter message from New Brunswick RCMP finally brought some relief to the residents of this city, many of whom had been living in fear since the shootings took place Wednesday evening. 
 
 Globe and Mail Update Jun. 05 2014, 7:09 PM EDT Video: Moncton father shares first-hand account of shooting 
 
 Emergency response officers check a residence in Moncton, N.B. on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Three RCMP officers were killed and two injured by a gunman wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns on Wednesday. Police have identified a suspect as 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton. CP Live coverage Suspect captured in deadly Moncton shooting Police have apprehended the suspect in the shooting deaths of three RCMP officers in Moncton, New Brunswick. One resident who lives a few doors down from where the arrest was made says she is relieved. CP Video Video Video: Relief in Moncton as shooting suspect arrested Members of the RCMP Tactical Troop guard a roadblock to the on ramp to highway 15 west in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 5 2014. Police continue their manhunt for Justin Bourque of Moncton, NB, on June 5 2014. Three RCMP officers are dead and two wounded after Bourque, 24, shot the officers and possibly others on June 4 2014. Residents were told to stauy inside and not to open their doors for anyone they didn't know. The Globe and Mail gallery In pictures: Police hunt a killer 
 
 “Justin Bourque arrested by RCMP at 12:10 in Moncton He is in police custody. Residents of north Moncton can now leave their homes,” the message said. 
 
 Police caught up with Mr. Bourque along Mecca Dr., roughly a kilometre from the trailer park where he lived and 800 meters from the tidy suburban streets where his rampage began. 
 
 An officer radioed "14alpha12, he's here on Mecca" shortly after the arrest, according to archived scanner audio at broadcastify.com. 
 
 Mecca Drive is an area of two-storey middle class homes where Mr. Bourque would have had a clear sight of residents as well as traffic on nearby Wheeler Blvd. 
 
 A Moncton resident named Michelle Thibodeau tweeted that she witnessed the arrest. 
 
 "He was in my backyard. I saw him arrested in front of my eyes. He is alive," Ms.Thibodeau tweeted. 
 
 "The swat team arrived at my house and unloaded and started screaming in my backyard for him to surrender and he did. I watched it happen. 
 
 "They had him sprawled on my front lawn for some time and then loaded him into the swat vehicle. They are now checking my yard for firearms." 
 
 At least six officers remained on the scene around 3 a.m. One woman out for a walk in the driving rain shortly after the arrest said she heard police yelling at the suspect before hearing him yelling "I'm done" just after midnight. 
 
 According to police, the suspect was spotted three times on Thursday but could not be apprehended. By afternoon, police snipers moved into position and officers surrounded a rooming house in Moncton. But after clearing the building, they left empty-handed. As night fell, the RCMP asked residents to stay locked in their homes and keep their porch lights on. 
 
 “This is working through your worst nightmare,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner Roger Brown, the force’s commanding officer in New Brunswick, said Thursday as the search was still underway. “This is a very, very dangerous situation.” 
 
 Military-style armored vehicles patrolled the roads while helicopters whirred overhead. Tensions were high as police were grieving the loss of three colleagues, the worst mass shooting of police officers in Canada since the 2005 slaying of four officers at Mayerthorpe, Alta. 
 
 The officers in Moncton were gunned down in an ambush, police sources told The Globe and Mail. 
 
 One of the slain Mounties was Constable Dave Ross of the Codiac RCMP, according to several media reports. Constable Ross, a police dog handler, was married with a young son and another child on the way. His sister-in-law told The National Post that his widow came home to find the barbecue still running and Constable Ross gone, as he had been called to work urgently, likely after the first reports of a gunman at large. The RCMP did not immediately confirm the report and did not name the rest of the victims. 
 
 Two RCMP officers were also wounded during the gunfire. One was released from hospital on Thursday. 
 
 Mr. Bourque, who had no previous brushes with the law, was wearing military camouflage and carrying two high-powered rifles along with other weapons in a photo taken on Wednesday that police circulated. Witnesses who saw him shortly before the shooting described him as having a cold, blank look on his face. They said he carried an assault rifle, a shotgun and a crossbow, as well as several knives and ammunition belts. They also described him as a marksman who spent many hours at the gun range. It is not known whether his guns were bought legally. 
 
 As an eerie quiet settled over the city of 70,000, schools, government offices and public transit closed for the day. Police staffed roadblocks and checked cars for any sign of the suspect. 
 
 Residents of a large portion in the northwest part of Moncton, which includes a heavily wooded area, were ordered to stay inside and to lock their doors. Police appealed to citizens to report any sightings of Mr. Bourque or leads that may help identify his whereabouts. ||||| MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — A man suspected in the shooting deaths of three Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the wounding of two others in a rare case of gun violence in eastern Canada was arrested early Friday, police said. 
 
 A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer rests his head at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday... (Associated Press) 
 
 A youth rides his bike past a trailer where murder suspect 24-year-old Justin Bourque resides in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Bourque is wanted after three Royal Canadian Mounted... (Associated Press) 
 
 An emergency response team member runs past a trailer where murder suspect 24-year-old Justin Bourque resides in Moncton, New Brunswick on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Bourque is wanted after three Royal Canadian... (Associated Press) 
 
 A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer rests his head at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday... (Associated Press) 
 
 Police officers check a car at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected... (Associated Press) 
 
 A Royal Canadian Mounted Poilce officer stands at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in... (Associated Press) 
 
 Police attend a roadblock on a street in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected... (Associated Press) 
 
 Paul Greene, a spokesman with the RCMP, said Justin Bourque was arrested at around 12:30 a.m. The 24-year-old Bourque had been wanted after the shooting Wednesday evening in the northwest area of the city. 
 
 Frightened residents had huddled in their homes for a second night as police scoured the eerily quiet streets in search of Bourque. 
 
 A motive for the shootings was not known, and Bourque's neighbors described a withdrawn man who collected guns and was an avid hunter of birds, deer and moose. 
 
 Bourque, who was armed with high-powered long firearms, was spotted three times Thursday but still managed to elude the massive manhunt that all but shut down this city of 69,000 people about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of the Maine border. 
 
 Dozens of police officers with their weapons drawn could be seen in a part of the search area, some glancing around buildings. Others, including members of a tactical unit, were patrolling streets within the cordoned off area. Armored security trucks were also visible. 
 
 Bourque was wearing military camouflage and carrying two rifles in a picture released by police on Twitter. ||||| 
 
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 Police have arrested a suspect in the Moncton shootings that left three Mounties dead and kept much of the city’s residents locked in their homes. 
 
 After a manhunt that stretched into a second night, police said a suspect was finally arrested. 
 
 As the shootings unfolded Wednesday evening, the suspect had been photographed wearing camouflage and carrying what appeared to be two rifles. 
 
 Police had warned people in the northern Moncton area to stay inside and lock their doors, as a small army of officers, tactical team members and police dogs conducted a ground search. 
 
 A police helicopter had also been deployed in the manhunt, and officers from across the province had arrived to assist. 
 
 Twitter user Michelle Thibodeau appeared to post a first-hand account of the arrest, saying: “He was in my backyard. I saw him arrested in front of my eyes. He is alive. Thanks you #RCMPNB” 
 
 Thibodeau spoke to CTV News and said the suspect came out in her backyard with his arms raised and told police “I’m done.” 
 
 Developing story... ||||| Justin Bourque, the 24-year-old suspected of carrying out a shooting that left three Mounties dead and two others wounded, has been apprehended by RCMP in Moncton, N.B. 
 
 RCMP spokesman Paul Greene said Bourque was arrested at 12:10 a.m. AT Friday. 
 
 Moncton resident Michelle Thibodeau told CBC News and other media that Bourque was arrested in her backyard in the northwest part of the city where the shooting occurred and which had been on lockdown while the manhunt for the suspect was underway. 
 
 Police advised residents on Twitter soon after the arrest that they can now leave their homes and move freely. The City of Moncton tweeted that city services, including buses, will resume as usual Friday. Schools will remain closed. 
 
 RCMP will hold a news conference to provide further details of the arrest at just after 8 a.m. AT in Moncton. The Canadian Press reported that Bourque is being held at the RCMP detachment in Sackville, N.B. 
 
 'I'm done,' suspected shooter reported as saying 
 
 Thibodeau said she saw police officers head into a patch of trees in her yard and heard five minutes of screaming. 
 
 “Justin came out with his hands up, and he said, 'I'm done,'" she told CBC News. 
 
 She said he was wearing the same clothes he had been seen in Wednesday and was dripping wet, likely from the rain that was falling in Moncton at the time. 
 
 Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc reflected on Friday morning about the impact of the last two days on his city. 
 
 "Moncton has always been known as a very resilient community. We have been through hard times before, not like this mind you, but I really do think the community will come together and we will find our way through this," he said. 
 
 The mayor said it is important to support the police and the family members who lost loved ones in the shooting. He said the relief of Bourque's overnight arrest will soon be taken over by the grief for the family members. 
 
 "I think it is going to be a bittersweet day. I think there will be a lot of sadness," LeBlanc said. 
 
 "I think the happiness and elation over the arrest of the suspect will continue but I think as time goes on, I think that people will realize how the families and all of us will have to come to terms with the terrible loss that this has caused us." 
 
 New Brunswick Premier David Alward said his thoughts were with the families who lost loved ones. 
 
 "These events have been among the most shocking and heart-wrenching moments in my service as premier," he said. 
 
 One of the slain officers was identified as Dave Ross, a Quebec-born Mountie who had lived in New Brunswick for seven years. Ross was a married father of a 19-month-old with another baby on the way, his mother-in-law told CBC News. 
 
 "To the families, friends and colleagues of the fallen officers, although we cannot know the full impact of your suffering, your fellow New Brunswickers share the horror and pain. You are not alone in your grief. Our hearts, minds and prayers are with you during the difficult days ahead," Alward said. 
 
 1 of 2 wounded officers released from hospital 
 
 Alward asked people to also remember the two officers who were wounded and all of the emergency services staff who helped during the shooting and subsequent manhunt. The two wounded officers underwent surgery Thursday. One was released, and the other remains hospitalized. 
 
 "When faced with tragedy, it is normal to feel bewildered and shocked," Alward said. "It is important to reach out to our family, friends and neighbours to work through the grief and stress that these events have caused, and encourage people to express themselves." 
 
 
 
 "Children, in particular, may have difficulties expressing their feelings and confusion." 
 
 
 
 He added that those feeling overwhelmed can get help in New Brunswick by dialing 811. People can send their condolences to the RCMP at Condolences_Condoleances@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. 
 
 'Absolutely surreal' 
 
 A feeling of relief swept through the city. Resident Joey Stokes went to the police headquarters to show his support. 
 
 "Our city's safe again," he said. "We live in Moncton. We're pretty tight-knit, everybody's friendly. To have this happen here, it's absolutely surreal." 
 
 Matthew Bachman also went to the police station on a wet, cold night. 
 
 “It just felt like we should go out and show our support,” Bachman said. “I was just glued to the TV the last two days.” 
 
 Police, including tactical officers, began their manhunt for the suspected shooter Wednesday at around 7:30 p.m. AT after responding to a call about a man walking along a road with what looked to be a gun. 
 
 After the call, shots were fired and officers called for backup. 
 
 The RCMP said police officers from across the country were brought in to help arrest the suspect.
– After a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours, police say that the man believed to have shot three Canadian Mounties dead is in custody and that residents of Moncton, New Brunswick, can safely leave their homes. A police spokesman says Justin Bourque, 24, was arrested just after midnight, the CBC reports. The northern part of the small city had been locked down since three officers were killed and two others wounded Wednesday night. Bourque—described by neighbors as a withdrawn man who loved hunting—was spotted three times during the massive manhunt, which involved police officers from across Canada, but still managed to elude capture for more than a day, the AP reports. No motive is known. Police caught up with Bourque on a street of homes around half a mile from where the rampage began, reports the Globe and Mail. "He was in my backyard. I saw him arrested in front of my eyes. He is alive," one witness tweeted."The SWAT team arrived at my house and unloaded and started screaming in my backyard for him to surrender and he did. I watched it happen." Another witness says she heard the suspect yelling, "I'm done" after police shouted at him to give himself up. Canada's governor-general says today is a day to remember the sacrifices of the three Mounties killed, the force's first deaths in the line of duty since 2007, CTV reports.