Police are hunting a gunman after three officers were shot dead and two others were injured in Canada.
The shootings began after police responded to a call about an armed man in north Moncton, New Brunswick province, at 7.30pm (11.30pm UK time).
The attacker, reportedly wearing a camouflage outfit, began firing at officers and a massive manhunt is now taking place to catch him.
Police say he is still believed to be in the Pinehurst area of the eastern city and have urged people there to stay inside and lock their doors.
Officers are looking for 24-year-old Justin Bourque of Moncton and say he is considered "armed and dangerous".
The window of the police car is shattered Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in New Brunswick confirmed the three officers' deaths on its Twitter feed.
The two other officers had non-life threatening injuries and were in a stable condition in hospital.
The force tweeted an image of a suspect wearing military camouflage and wielding two guns.
A video has emerged showing officers taking cover behind police cars and at the one point there is a thud and an unnamed person in the footage said: "He shot him, he shot a cop."
The police officers were shot dead in Moncton on the east coast of Canada Witness Danny Leblanc, 42, said he saw the gunman in the distance on Wednesday evening standing in the middle of the street with his gun pointed at police vehicles.
The construction worker said he believed it was an RCMP officer he was looking at until he heard a burst of automatic gunfire coming from the man's gun.
He said he quickly went back into his home and remained there with his family.
Mr Leblanc said: "It's devastating. I don't know if he was on a hunt for them, or what."
At one point a neighbour posted on social media that their kitchen window was shattered by gunfire.
Another witness said she saw an injured officer being taken away.
The unnamed woman said: "We just came outside. My daughter said there were police in the area, and we noticed that there was a lockdown on the street, they wouldn't let anybody in or out, they were turning vehicles around.
"And we noticed there was a staff supervisor vehicle that had taken an injured officer away, the lady liked like she was, like, really hurt."
RCMP Constable Damien Theriault, who appeared emotional during a news conference, said he personally knew the officers who were killed.
Constable Theriault asked the public not to disclose any information about the police operation or locations of officers on social media.
A number of roads in the city were blocked and drivers were also asked to stay out of the area.
Moncton mayor George LeBlanc urged all residents to pay strict attention to the RCMP warnings.
Such violence is rare in Canada, particularly on Canada's east coast.
Constable Theriault said Moncton did not have a homicide in 2013 or this year until Wednesday evening.
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