OPP Still Unable to Recognize Mounties Who Shot Parliament Hill Attacker

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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It has been almost a year to the brutal attack on the Parliament Hill by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau and while Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers has received a standing ovation in the House of Commons, others who helped in killing the shooter while putting their lives at risk have not been recognized.

According to an un-redacted copy of an OPP investigation, Const. Curtis Barrett, Const. Martin Fraser, Sgt. Rick Rozon and Corp. Dany Daigle helped corner Zehaf-Bibeau in the Centre Block last Oct. 22. The document notes that when Zehaf-Bibeau jumped out and shot at the officers, Vickers dropped to the ground and started shooting at the gunman. However, the document also explains that Const. Barrett “could feel the percussion of (Zehaf-Bibeau’s) gunshot as he moved forward and then saw the barrel of the gunman’s rifle,” adding that even then Barrett went on “walking towards the gunman while firing.” Lastly, the document goes on to say that “Const. Barrett continued to fire his weapon and strongly believes that all 15 shots hit the gunman. The one round that Const. Barrett can physically remember is the shot going into the gunman’s head.”

Whereas on the other hand, a report released publicly by the OPP in June admitted that a total of six officers fired 56 shots during the incident. It explains that Zehaf-Bibeau was hit by 31 bullets including two that were “rapidly fatal independently.” The report points out that one of the two bullets “perforated the brain” and the second “perforated the heart.” The other Mounties, except Vickers, have yet to receive any appreciation from RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson for the exemplary bravery.