TORONTO — A shooting in a small Canadian city Friday that left four people dead, including two police officers who were responding to call of shots fired, struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence. Fredericton’s deputy police chief Martin Gaudet said the two officers arrived at the apartment complex and saw two deceased civilians before being shot and killed themselves. Fredericton Police Chief Leanne Fitch identified the officers killed as Sara Burns, 43, who was married with three children, and 45-year-old Robb Costello who had a common law partner and four children. “The next few days will be a challenging time for our community as we deal with a loss that will no doubt be felt by many.”

A spokeswoman for Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital said it is treating multiple victims in the Fredericton shooting. Police in Canada say there is no further threat to the public after four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern province of New Brunswick. In Fredericton, a city of about 60,000 residents, people said they were stunned by the scene, which occurred as people were heading to work or dropping children at a day care center not far from the apartment complex where the shooting took place. “This is the first time I’ve even heard of any serious crime or violent crime in this city,” said Travis Hrubeniuk, whose fiancee had just left their home when the sirens began. “There is a police officer standing outside with a gun,” CTV Atlantic’s Nick Moore said on CTV’s “Your Morning.”

CTV said Moore reported that “police escorted people from their homes” after announcing a suspect was in custody. “To see that there’s actually fatalities is pretty extraordinary for this area.”

The shooting comes as Canada wrestles with a string of violence, including an instance in Toronto last month where a man with a handgun opened fire in a crowded part of the city, killing two people and wounding 13 before he either shot himself or was killed by police. FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick (all times local):

Police have identified the two officers who were killed in the small Canadian city of Fredericton after responding to a shooting at an apartment complex.
At least four people, including two police officers, are killed in a mass shooting in Fredericton, Canada.