{"id":834735,"date":"2025-03-17T12:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/say-their-names-mayerthorpe-20-years-after-the-most-violent-moment-in-canadian-law-enforcement-history\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:12:33","slug":"say-their-names-mayerthorpe-20-years-after-the-most-violent-moment-in-canadian-law-enforcement-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/say-their-names-mayerthorpe-20-years-after-the-most-violent-moment-in-canadian-law-enforcement-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Say their names: Mayerthorpe 20 years after the most violent moment in Canadian law enforcement history"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"d8828d5f-835f-4671-9ff9-1bfeced57287\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Mar 03, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Mar 03, 2025<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>6 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=zoNSU_RRbHK6uD0hZwIr2Q, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=AkTZknQbiAqziayYfGLMjg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=XP9ogI6hLkSBedWLAUdfTg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=BDBG80JWBHQ9_AR6ham3HA 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Q5PvEudElrZuhoeyE8-svQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=kZP_e-cZe7XVzZdi4Ya8ug 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=BjMdZK1Oi9q1WjeZ4frd1w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=apQlWMhNbcOFaZqLo5O85w 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=iB-Loi6gCxHvY0VHgqIOqQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=xwhVv2FyUHRVmdHiSJVe4Q 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fallen four\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=H0xORPmoZzIiBFK7jDf-Ew\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=H0xORPmoZzIiBFK7jDf-Ew,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/es_four_rcmp_shot_killed_mayerthorpe_alta_20.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=D3FJmZqE51cgAH4es8WeLA 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Four RCMP officers were shot and killed in the line of duty near the town of Mayerthorpe, Alta., on March 3, 2005. Constables Peter Christopher Schiemann (top left), Brock Warren Myrol (top right), Lionide Nicholas Johnston (bottom left), and Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon. <\/span> <span>Photo by Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It\u2019s been two decades since the gut-wrenching news shocked the nation: the worst-ever murder in Canadian law enforcement history.<\/p>\n<p>Something about the anniversary can\u2019t slip by unnoticed, out of sight, out of mind.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about Fallen Four Memorial Park in Mayerthorpe \u2014 the sombre circle of four larger-than-life bronze figures and a monument in the centre with its birds forever in flight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edmonton Journal\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.2.2\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-ej-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.<\/li>\n<li>Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.<\/li>\n<li>Support local journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.<\/li>\n<li>Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.<\/li>\n<li>Support local journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p>Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access articles from across Canada with one account.<\/li>\n<li>Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy additional articles per month.<\/li>\n<li>Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n<p>Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access articles from across Canada with one account<\/li>\n<li>Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy additional articles per month<\/li>\n<li>Get email updates from your favourite authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div data-auth-component id=\"auth-screen-form\" aria-live=\"assertive\">\n<h2>Sign In or Create an Account<\/h2>\n<p><span><\/span><span>or<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not about the sign a few kilometres from town, on a gravel road, warning the curious against trespassing, nor the small farmstead at the end of the driveway where there was once an illegal grow-op and stolen trucks, nor about the arched grey Quonset barn where James Roszko ambushed the uniformed men, killing them with a semi-automatic rifle before shooting himself in the chest on March 3, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s the weapons. A firearms tracing expert told the inquiry Roszko had eight guns at the time of his death. One had been smuggled across the border from the U.S., then stolen from a cabin near Barrhead in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-automatic rifle emptied during the killing spree was imported into the country by an Edmonton man in the 1980s, then sold to Roszko.<\/p>\n<p>A pistol tucked in Roszko\u2019s belt was purchased at a Utah pawnshop by a friend of Roszko\u2019s in the early 1990s, then bought by Roszko and brought across the border.<\/p>\n<p>The bolt-action rifle on Roszko\u2019s shoulder during the shootings was a registered firearm reported stolen by a relative of Shawn Hennessey\u2019s, who would be convicted as an accomplice for helping Roszko.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>None were legally registered to the perpetrator.<\/p>\n<p>Roszko never had a firearms licence, acquisition certificate or any legally registered firearms. In fact, Roszko was barred from having any firearms or prohibited weapons because of a previous criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Hennessey later admitted to giving a firearm and ammunition to Roszko.<\/p>\n<p>He and his brother-in-law, Dennis Cheeseman, served prison terms for manslaughter for assisting Roszko in the hours leading up to the killings.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s none of that, and all of it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s Mayerthorpe.<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=VbhpN0AtFDRrUzMgGGo27w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=JGt2kmrZRGyGgzay1Jv-lA 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=UI3eHSWTnGEKIGgodiFKhg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=i_JE7xV3nUQ1j-_gTOBBOw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Qfwmdl3kOGR7OuAoIcziyA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=QfFO5WKw7cy1ZSecf4Yx0A 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=CTpxh4hUZIE1r3WtGA7P8A, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=EeIh625u9pF18g0QpllU5A 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=_L3rgfHz7IAWgNxn8AE-iw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=NaDshAtGIUkDw9zeRhxz-A 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fallen four\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=NbAIO-6k-8Ss0xLRiC_SpQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=NbAIO-6k-8Ss0xLRiC_SpQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0859.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=R8lYpIj3Hbc0d3pXGFc-jw 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Fallen Four Memorial Park \u2014 a tribute to Alberta RCMP constables Anthony Gordon, Lionide \u201cLeo\u201d Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann, who were fatally shot on March 3, 2005, \u2014 is pictured on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Mayerthorpe.<\/span> <span>Photo by Brad K. Larson<\/span> \/<span>Supplied<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Remembering the names, the day<\/h2>\n<p data-async>Trevor Daroux is assistant commissioner in charge of criminal operations for the <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Alberta RCMP\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/alberta-rcmp\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/edmontonjournal.com\/tag\/alberta-rcmp\/\">Alberta RCMP<\/a>. He\u2019s in his 37th year of policing, including 27 with the Calgary Police Service, where he finished as a deputy chief.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing he makes clear in a recent interview with Postmedia: \u201cName them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says the names slowly. Calmly.<\/p>\n<p>Const. Anthony Gordon, 28.<\/p>\n<p>Const. Leo Johnston, 32.<\/p>\n<p>Const. Brock Myrol, 29.<\/p>\n<p>Const. Peter Schiemann, 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really important that we remember those names, the more we can, in recognition of their sacrifice,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-labelledby=\"EdmontonJournalHeadlineNews9030119845761346413595056444276736\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component data-target-list=\"EJ_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<p>By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can only imagine the impact on their families and their loved ones and friends. Mayerthorpe itself continues to remember that tragic day and the tragedy that occurred. Each anniversary brings with it different memories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never forgotten, and nor should it be. Those lives were lost. Those families, their lives changed forever. The community changed. And any impact on law enforcement never goes away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing will repair the harm to loved ones and the community, so it can\u2019t be viewed through that lens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to be there to support everyone that was hurt and impacted by this event, and that\u2019s where our focus has to be. It\u2019s part of the healing process. It\u2019s a way that we can pay our respects. We never forget the sacrifice that they made. It\u2019s a healing journey for the community, for the families, for law enforcement, for the RCMP,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a tragedy that has not been forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=S_Pfv9MZQn8Fz9MHrmf4gw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=fDJiJczgAAoIBYcMVeQ6yQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=hIIzkqvjFgtNZ1dsPLn6fg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=M47T_OwNfHut98friho0Bw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=2DzJEEcm8f0qr_dPuPnOOg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=QLCQKZgn7ayfWdu5jYTSTg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=ogNy7zAPkUFpYrIUsz2R8g, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=ubmnoW5qnL0c7AsGj67C-Q 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=0iLKbT4GftTXOGbO6AH44w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=JCD7SiM_rCKCvQ51nqOZLw 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fallen four\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=AYpsrjmMTpsK3WyfnApGBQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=AYpsrjmMTpsK3WyfnApGBQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0857-1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=rZwPUxy1TiH7SKZRle3m7w 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Fallen Four Memorial Park \u2014 a tribute to Alberta RCMP constables Anthony Gordon, Lionide \u201cLeo\u201d Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann, who were fatally shot on March 3, 2005, \u2014 is pictured on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Mayerthorpe.<\/span> <span>Photo by Brad K. Larson<\/span> \/<span>Supplied<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The unimaginable becomes terribly real<\/h2>\n<p>It was one of those days when law enforcement personnel remember where they were when they heard the unimaginable.<\/p>\n<p>Four officers down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The very rare, the worst, had become very real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was with Calgary police at the time, and I remember when it was announced what happened and the tragedy,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, it was the end of innocence for policing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the shock came the soul-searching, the second-guessing, the critical evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t just limited to the RCMP, but law enforcement across the spectrum looked at this tragedy recognizing that we can\u2019t zero any risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s risk associated with this occupation, but how do we actually learn from this tragedy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that terrible catalyst came the realization that great change was required. All needed to come under the lenses of two eras.<\/p>\n<p>Before Mayerthorpe, and after Mayerthorpe.<\/p>\n<p>Training. Tactics. Equipment. Policies. Practices.<\/p>\n<p>There were no specialized emergency response teams. Now, there are three teams.<\/p>\n<p>Undreamt of 20 years ago, a real-time operations centre provides oversight and support for operations on a real-time basis.<\/p>\n<p>A critical incident command program assigns commanders to high-risk events.<\/p>\n<p>Now, much more collaboration amongst enforcement agencies, across the province, across the spectrum.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Information sharing allows for a more accurate assessment of threat and risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a bylaw officer is dealing with a dog complaint over and over and becomes concerned with the behaviour of the individual, there\u2019s a way to be able to share that information, so when we are doing a warrant like this or attending a residence, that we have all of the information when we\u2019re doing a threat assessment, and that threat assessment becomes the key to how we\u2019re going to actually respond to events like this,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<p>Armoured vehicles eliminate the need to be close to a residence to contain it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a lot of resistance publicly around that and the militarization of police. There (were) concerns around that. But the reality is, when dealing with situations that we\u2019re encountering, and sadly, we\u2019re seeing an increasing number of these, we have to have the right equipment to protect our people as well as protecting the communities that we serve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>More aerial support, helicopters, aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we use drones to mitigate and minimize some of the risk associated with some of the individuals that we\u2019re dealing with?\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Now, front-line members get carbine rifles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very rare that we use them. It\u2019s rare that they\u2019re needed. But the reality is that there are situations that require their use, and that\u2019s why the change in weaponry,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe application of drones eliminates the need for people to go through the bush, to chase someone down, where a drone can actually do that much more safely, to locate people in a much more safe environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The terrible waste of life has lent its own hindsight \u2014 questions and answers. Not to ask questions would be tragedy on tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can look at every event, after the fact and say, \u2018Well, we could have changed,\u2018 but at the time, you know what you know, and you go forward with the plan that you have,\u201d Daroux said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to be agile and responsive to the changing dynamics within policing and in the environment that we\u2019re policing with, and we need to be constantly evaluating.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=RD3l8cWmjShYr_hf7xaE1w, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=4hjd_CDESFNrMuvFCK-EWw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=9yPkomD6yNBuQTrQurQLHA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=MuvnjYLmlEoiNXTzRWLBnw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=C870qaLPYROppzgyF8F9mQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=WZmsOBVdzdH6LPjFXUjPag 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=UKr-8OuHng6F2oOmOSNw2A, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=P_aaVXGJpLeAS5FX4sgIGw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=-moj2J_fBuoKO6souDY-Rw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Spl76_rGTjWMRhxBxCXFsA 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"fallen four\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=q4MCLVxtcfcuCGFgJOGeVw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=q4MCLVxtcfcuCGFgJOGeVw,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/edmontonjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/thumbnail_img_0869.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=CrcwXXXQzoIRwXNsi_mL4Q 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Fallen Four Memorial Park \u2014 a tribute to Alberta RCMP constables Anthony Gordon, Lionide \u201cLeo\u201d Johnston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann, who were fatally shot on March 3, 2005 \u2014 is pictured on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Mayerthorpe.<\/span> <span>Photo by Brad K. Larson<\/span> \/<span>Supplied<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Today, tomorrow<\/h2>\n<p>Bronze sculptures of the four RCMP members who were slain on March 5, 2005, at a rural Mayerthorpe farmstead now face the four directions at the Fallen Four Memorial Park in Mayerthorpe\u00a0<span>\u2014\u00a0<\/span>their eyes forever to the horizon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Gordon faces west to Whitecourt, the town of his first posting.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston faces north to Lac La Biche, where he was born.<\/p>\n<p>Myrol faces south to his hometown of Red Deer.<\/p>\n<p>Schiemann faces east towards his hometown of Stony Plain.<\/p>\n<p>A plaque unveiled July 4, 2008, by the Mayerthorpe Fallen Four Memorial Society reads, \u201cHonouring ALL peace officers who have died in the line of duty. May their brave spirits soar. We give thanks for them, and all who still protect and serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 with files from Jonny Wakefield\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async><span><a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"<span \n                data-original-string='JyNgSklPMpZKfQN43EQb8g==7f4pPehUGbLXdcyIM384Jh2\/nFaZEm1Iaq5Bx0uV4eiEGQ='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. 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