Two Canadian police officers shot dead after responding to domestic call

The constables, aged 30 and 35, who were based in Edmonton, Alberta, had received an emergency call about a ‘family dispute’

Two police officers were shot dead while responding to a domestic call in Edmonton in Canada’s western Alberta province, officials have said.

The two constables showed up at an apartment in the city’s Inglewood neighbourhood just before 1am local time on Thursday after receiving an emergency call about a “family dispute” and were shot by a man at the address, Edmonton police chief Dale McFee told a news conference.