Canada border agent shot, assailant dead

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Cpl. Bert Paquet of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provides the latest details of a shooting at the U.S.-Canadian border between Surrey, B.C. and Blaine, Wash.By NBC News staffUpdated at 9:49 p.m. ET: A Canadian border agent has been shot and her assailant killed at the main border crossing from Washington state to Canada, according to law enforcement officials. The crossing was closed to traffic on Tuesday afternoon.

Follow @NBCNewsWorld The Canadian Border Services Agency guard, who was shot in the neck area, was airlifted around 2:30 p.m. to a Vancouver-area hospital, The Province newspaper reported, citing emergency services. She was still breathing after the shooting, officials said Tuesday afternoon.

The shooter shot himself in the head after the incident, according to The Province. He has yet to be identified by police.




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