Canada Pays Respect at Funeral of Fallen Mounties’ in Moncton

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The procession of thousands of RCMP officers was accompanied by pipes and drums as they marched the streets of Moncton, lined with spectators, to Moncton Coliseum on Tuesday. The leaf-draped caskets of RCMP constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, Dave Joseph Ross and Douglas James Larche were placed silently into the hall, with nothing but the cries of a baby the only background noise.

All three officers were killed by a suspected single gunman last week. In her remarks at the time, Cpl. Chantal Farrah alleged that “the sudden and violent deaths of Const. Gevaudan, Const. Ross and Const. Larche have left everyone in the policing community and in the general public suffering a profound loss. As a family, as a police force and as a community, we mourn and grieve our fallen heroes.” Many dignitaries joined thousands of law enforcement officers from all over the country, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. David Johnston, to pay their final regards in Moncton.

According to a statement issued by Moncton Mayor, George LeBlanc, on Tuesday morning, “virtually everyone here and in the larger community wants to take part.” The mayor appreciated that hundreds of residents voluntarily hosted officers in their homes since local hotels were completely booked and did not have any rooms available. Flags flew at half-staff countrywide and moments of silence were observed in city council chambers, police headquarters. In addition to that, Canadian embassies around the world lowered their flags too.

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