3 OPP officers injured in shooting in Bourget, Ont.

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Three Ontario Provincial Police officers have been taken to hospital after a shooting in the eastern Ontario community of Bourget, in the municipality of Clarence-Rockland.

No danger to public after early Thursday morning incident, OPP say

The shooting happened on Laval Street in Bourget, Ont., early Thursday morning, at about 3 a.m. The conditions of the injured officers have not been released. (CBC)

Three Ontario Provincial Police officers have been taken to hospital after a shooting in the eastern Ontario community of Bourget, in the municipality of Clarence-Rockland, early Thursday morning.

It happened on Laval Street at about 3 a.m., according to Marc-André Périard, director of emergency services for the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR).

The conditions of the officers, and other details about what happened, have not yet been released.

OPP say there is no danger to the public.

Bourget is about 50 kilometres east of downtown Ottawa.

This is a developing story. More to come.

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