Hundreds attend visitation service in Moncton for three fallen Mounties
Posted June 9, 2014 1:36 pm.
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MONCTON, NB (NEWS1130) – People in Moncton came together today in a public show of support for the RCMP as they grieved the deaths of three Mounties shot dead in the line of duty last week.
Under a cloudless sky, people gathered at the Moncton Wesleyan Celebration Centre for a public visitation service for constables Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, Douglas James Larche and Dave Joseph Ross.
There were flag-draped coffins end-to-end near the front of the room and on top of each coffin was a Mountie’s brown Stetson.
Elaine Gray, a local resident, says she attended the visitation because she wanted to say thanks to the Mounties.
Gray says what happened to the slain officers was senseless and while she did not know them personally, she knows them now.
The visitation service was held as the city prepares to welcome thousands of police officers from across Canada for an RCMP regimental funeral service tomorrow.
Mayor George LeBlanc says he expects between five-thousand and seven-thousand police officers will attend the funeral at the Moncton Coliseum, which will be preceded by an RCMP parade.
The three Mounties were killed last Wednesday evening after responding to a report of a man with firearms.
