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Alberta RCMP officer shot and killed in line of duty to be honoured with memorial

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Jun, 2016 02:10 PM
    ST. ALBERT, Alta. — An RCMP officer who was shot and killed outside an Edmonton-area casino is being honoured with a memorial in a quiet corner of a park.
     
    Const. David Wynn was 42 when he died four days after being shot during a struggle with a suspected car thief in St. Albert in January 2015.
     
    He was hit in the head and never regained consciousness before he died. 
     
    St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse says the memorial near Lacombe Park Lake will give people a quiet spot to remember Wynn and his service to the community.
     
    The memorial itself  —  plaques fastened to a large rock near a river — is expected to be completed by October and will tell the story of Wynn and the qualities he embodied.
     
    An endowment fund is also being set up for annual awards to  students hoping to become police officers or paramedics.
     
    “This memorial site will be a way for all of us to reflect on happy memories of Dave," Shelly Wynn, the Mountie's widow, said Tuesday.
     
    "And with the endowment fund we will be able to keep his spirit and dedication to the community, especially for the children of St. Albert, alive for many years to come.” 

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