Flowers, cards and candles lay outside the Evergreen building on Glen Drive in Coquitlam where a Ridge Meadows Mountie died in the line of duty on Sept. 22, 2023.
A memorial for Const. Frederick "Rick" O'Brien is growing outside of the Coquitlam building where the Mountie was fatally shot last Friday, Sept. 22.
"To Officer O'Brien," one card reads from two Vancouver Police Department officers, "Thank you for your service and keeping our communities safe. Forever in our thoughts." It is alleged O'Brien, a husband and father to six children, was killed in the line of duty by Nicholas Bellemare, 25, who was also shot in an altercation, along with another police officer.Bellemare has been remanded in custody; his next court appearance is Oct. 3 at Port Coquitlam Provincial Court. A publication ban has been imposed on the proceedings.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe site to raise money for the O'Brien family has generated more than $132,000 — after the goal was raised twice.
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