The Lethbridge RCMP detachment’s Canadian flag flew at half mast today, in honor of fallen St. Albert member David Wynn. Wynn died Wednesday morning, four day after he was shot in the head at a casino. The latest act of sheer brutality against the RCMP has even affected officers in Lethbridge.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t more concerned about my own personnel safety and about the safety here” said Lethbridge RCMP Constable Francisco Ceron.
Ceron has served in the RCMP for over a decade, and due to the recent shootings he feels more uneasy now than at any other point in his career.
“As soon as we step out the door, we’re looking to see who’s outside and what’s going on. Just seeing who’s around us. I think that’s just the reality of what it’s come to know.”
Ceron works in and around Lethbridge every day, serving and protecting the public. It’s a public he says is offering its sympathies.
“We definitely appreciate those conversations, when we’re out for lunch, or coffees. People have been coming up to us and that does mean a lot. It’s great to hear that from the public.”
Even with all of the duties his job entails, Cerone keeps one objective front of mind.
“My goal each day is to go home, I think that’s the case for everybody, every member that’s out on the street, they just want to go home at the end of each shift.”
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