Shaelyn Yang

• 8 police officers killed on the job across Canada in the past 6 months

  Two Edmonton police officers were killed while responding to a domestic violence call Thursday morning, and six other officers have been killed in Canada since September 2022.

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  Mar 16, 2023
  
• COVID, crime and courts: Global BC’s top 10 news stories of 2022

  British Columbia had a number of interesting stories that captivated hundreds of thousands of readers throughout the year, Here are the top 10 stories from 2022.

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  Dec 31, 2022
  
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• Const. Shaelyn Yang acted appropriately in fatal homeless incident: B.C. probe

  The investigation found that Const. Yang did nothing wrong when she fired her weapon, striking her accused assailant.

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  Dec 3, 2022
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• Man accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court

  Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a significant delay wearing a red shirt, a beard and his black hair reached past his shoulders.

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  Nov 16, 2022
• ‘Always a hero’: Thousands honour Const. Shaelyn Yang as she is laid to rest

  RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang was killed on Oct. 18 while accompanying a parks employee to speak with a man living in a tent in Burnaby’s Broadview Park.

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  Nov 1, 2022
• Slain B.C. RCMP officer was ‘brave, compassionate, yet courageous,’ family says

  'Shaelyn was gentle yet brave, compassionate yet courageous; and she was born with the gift of supporting and empowering others,' the fallen Mountie's family said in a statement.

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  Oct 27, 2022
• Regimental funeral for slain B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang set for Nov. 2

  The Burnaby RCMP constable who was fatally stabbed in the line of duty will be laid to rest in a regimental funeral in early November, the force announced Wednesday.

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  Oct 26, 2022
• Police report details RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang’s fatal interaction with homeless man

  'This is new information that indicates that Const. Yang was trying to save a life and then the tragedy ensues,' said Global News investigative journalist Sam Cooper.

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  Oct 23, 2022
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• Man accused of killing Burnaby RCMP officer was filmmaker with roots in Toronto

  Jongwon Ham was an up-and-coming Ontario filmmaker whose life appears to have begun falling apart after he was accused of sexual assault -- a charge that was later withdrawn.

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  Oct 21, 2022
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• Will RCMP constable’s death spark changes in approach to B.C.’s homeless population?

  Shaeyln Yang was killed Tuesday while responding to a call at a homeless man's tent in a Burnaby park. Her accused killer, Jongwon Ham, remains in hospital with gunshot wounds.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022