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RCMP shootings suspect turns self in
James Wood, CanWest News Service, Regina Leader-Post
Published: Tuesday, July 18, 2006REGINA — The man who has been at the centre of a massive manhunt over the slaying of two RCMP officers turned himself in on Tuesday.
At a hastily-called press conference at RCMP Depot, police announced 41-year-old Curtis Alfred Dagenais surrendered without incident at the RCMP detachment in Spiritwood at about 4 p.m.
“I think there’s a sense of relief that the objective we had been striving for . . . his safe arrest, his safe surrender, has been effected. That has been the objective of everyone involved,” said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Brian Jones.
Dagenais has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdages. He also faces one count of attempted murder in connection with a third, unharmed officer.
Assistant Commissioner Darrell McFadyen said the families of the two officers had been notified of Dagenais’ surrender.
“Now we can move on to other aspects of the investigation, which will allow most of our officers to return to their home units,” said McFadyen, commanding officer of the RCMP in Saskatchewan.
Cameron and Bourdages succumbed to head wounds on the weekend after being wounded in a shootout near Spiritwood on July 7. […]
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