Monument uses personal touches to honour fallen RCMP officers in Moncton
Posted June 4, 2016 5:00 am.
Last Updated June 4, 2016 9:31 am.
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It has been two years since a gunman went hunting police officers in a Moncton, N.B., neighbourhood — leaving three officers dead, two wounded, and families and the public to grieve.
A monument will be unveiled today along the riverfront in Moncton in honour of the three RCMP officers who were killed, and in tribute to the families, first responders and the people impacted by the tragic events of June 4, 2014.
The bronze monument features life-size statues of Constables Doug Larche, Dave Ross and Fabrice Gevaudan.
Morgan MacDonald, the Newfoundland-based artist who created the monument, says he worked with the wives of the officers to create a lasting testament to who they were as men, fathers and law enforcement officers.
Isabelle LeBlanc with the City of Moncton says the events of June 4, 2014 were a dark time, but now the community has an opportunity to move forward.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Roger Brown says he hopes that as people view the monument in years to come, they look beyond the uniforms and see the three officers as men who loved their families and gave everything to their community.
