RCMP Officer Killed

• Thousands line streets as procession honours B.C. RCMP officer killed in the line of duty

  Const. Rick O’Brien was fatally shot on Friday while police were executing a search warrant at a home in Coquitlam in relation to a drug investigation.

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  Sep 26, 2023
  
• ‘I’ll miss him forever’: B.C. teacher remembers fallen RCMP officer 

  A B.C. teacher who knew Const. Rick O'Brien said the fallen RCMP officer was a good friend and colleague when they worked together.

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  Sep 24, 2023
  
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• B.C. community members pay respects to officer killed in line of duty

  The National Police Federation, which acts as union for the RCMP, has launched a fundraising campaign for Const. Rick O’Brien’s family.

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  Sep 23, 2023
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• 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
• 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whose life appears to have begun falling apart after he was accused of sexual assault -- a charge that was later withdrawn.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
• Thousands of first responders line streets to honour RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn Yang

  Jongwon Ham, 37, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Const. Shaelyn Yang, the B.C. Prosecution Service said.

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  Oct 20, 2022
• Suspect charged with first-degree murder in stabbing death of Burnaby RCMP officer

  The B.C. Prosecution Service said Jongwon Ham made the first appearance in court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody to Nov. 2.

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  Oct 19, 2022
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• Burnaby, B.C. RCMP officer killed on duty was on mental health and homeless outreach team

  Const. Shaelyn Yang was fatally stabbed while partnered with a City of Burnaby parks worker and attending a homeless campsite at Broadview Park just before 11 a.m.

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  Oct 18, 2022
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• Man who killed Const. Sarah Beckett not allowed to return to Vancouver Island

  Kenneth Fenton struck and killed Const. Sarah Beckett in the island community of Langford on April 2016 while driving away from another police cruiser.

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  Sep 4, 2020