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Young Native RCMP officer dies after shooting


A Native Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and a colleague died after being shot while responding to a domestic violence call.

Const. Marc Bourdages, 26, and Const. Robin Cameron, 29, had been in critical condition since the July 7 shooting. The alleged assailant, Curtis Dagenais, is still on the loose in Saskatchewan.

Bourdages was a member of the Beardy's Okemasis First Nation. She was a single mother who leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter. After overcoming hardship early in her life, she joined the RCMP five years ago.

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