Greater Sudbury Police payed their respects to a pair of former officers who were killed in the line of duty 69 years ago.
On June 18, 1949, Cst. Gerry Dault and Cst. Edward Terrell responded to a domestic disturbance complaint. Terrell was shot and killed as he approached the house. Dault secured the area, making sure the public was safe, before he was fatally shot, as well.
The culprit, Clarence Brosseau, whose wife and children had fled the apartment, was found dead when police rushed into the building after using tear gas.
Edward Terrell was just 28-years-old when he was shot and killed. Gerry Dault 32.
Both Nault and Terrell are members of the GSPS Honour Roll which pays tribute to officers who were killed in the line of duty.
"On this day, June 18, in 1949, Constable Edward Terrell and Constable Gerry Dault were killed in the line of duty," said a GSPS tweet. "We remember them now and forever."
