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.
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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.