VANCOUVER—A female border guard was shot in the neck by a man crossing the border from Washington State into B.C. Tuesday afternoon.

The man later shot himself almost immediately after drawing his weapon on the Canada Border Service Agency officer during a vehicle inspection.

The border was shut down on both the American and Canadian side for several hours after the shooting, which occurred around 2 p.m.

The Douglas Border crossing is one of the most popular and used mainly for commercial traffic. It is located in Surrey on the B.C. side along Hwy 99 and 0 Avenue on the Washington State border.

Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said police are not looking for other suspects.

“Right now our thoughts and prayers go out to the officer and her family,” he said.

The CBSA officer was airlifted to local area hospital suffering from serious injuries, however, she was breathing and conscious at the time of transport. Her current condition is unknown.

Motorists were being diverted to other crossings while the border at that location remained closed for the investigation.

It is not clear if the suspect was an American crossing into Canada or a Canadian returning back into the country.

Vic Toews, minister of public safety, said in a statement he was deeply concerned about news of the shooting.

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and colleagues of this border service officer,” the statement said without providing the condition of the guard who was shot.

“This event is a sobering reminder of the dangerous conditions faced daily by the men and women of our law enforcement agencies as they work to protect the safety and security of Canadians.”

Kevin McAllister, assistant general manager at the Peace Portal Golf Course, which is adjacent to the crossing, said an employee and several guests reported to him that they heard shots fired at around 2 p.m.

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“Two shots were fired,” he said. “We’ve heard fire, police, ambulance heading southbound on (Highway) 99, which is probably about a couple hundred yards from the 18th green. So that’s what they heard when all hell broke loose.”

With files from The Canadian Press

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