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Quebec police officer killed on duty remembered as a stand-up guy

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WATCH ABOVE: Quebec provincial police have identified the police officer who was fatally shot in the line of duty in Lac-Simon on Saturday night. The Ministry of Public Safety has launched an independent investigation, and provincial police are also investigating. Mike Armstrong reports – Feb 14, 2016

MONTREAL – A Quebec police officer who died in the line of duty on the weekend is being remembered by friends as a go-to guy who was always ready to lend an ear.

Thierry Leroux had only been working for the Lac-Simon police force, a small aboriginal community in northwestern Quebec, for six months.

He died after he and another officer responded to a domestic call on Saturday night.

READ MORE: Police officer, 2nd man shot in Lac-Simon identified

Those who knew him best are taking his death hard.

Many of the young man’s friends are expressing their grief by switching their online profile photos to a black ribbon with the Lac-Simon police force’s logo.

Simon Villeneuve, one of Leroux’s best friends, said Leroux was always there to listen when he was feeling down.

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