Shot Canadian Border Officer to Make Full Recovery

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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 A Canadian border officer, Lori Bowcock, patrolling the busy south border of Vancouver was shot in the neck by a lone gunman, who later fired himself and died from what police said was “a self-inflicted gunshot wound.” Bowcock was quickly airlifted to a hospital in Vancouver with serious injuries .But now the officials have reported that Bowcock is expected to make full recovery in the hospital.

The Ontario Provincial Police stated that Bowcock just begun working for Canada Border Services Agency a few months ago. RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet announced that the suspect was driving a white vehicle licensed from Washington. Spokesperson for the Customs and Immigration Union, Jason Michael, declared that Bowcock is expected to make a full recovery. The incident took place around 1:30 pm PT on Tuesday at the Peace Arch crossing between the U.S. and Canada. Consequently the authorities blocked the crossing between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash.

It was mentioned in an official email that “there was a gunshot and sounds of a woman screaming which drew the attention of all the other guards.” It stated that “then after about 10 seconds, the guards were yelling to a man in a white van in the far left lane [closest to the building]to put his hands up —another shot or two were fired — in which the driver of the white van took his life with a bullet in his head.”

B.C. Justice Minister and Attorney General Shirley Bond says Premier Christy Clark and Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire have spoken about the shooting, and police on both sides will work together.