Thousands of first responders gathered in Richmond Wednesday for a regimental funeral of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang.
Posted: Nov. 2, 2022 9:30AMRCMP officers in red serge march alongside a hearse carrying RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang's casket to her regimental funeral, in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The 31-year-old officer was stabbed to death two weeks ago while she helped a City of Burnaby employee issue an eviction notice to a man living in a tent at a local park.
Thousands of RCMP and other uniformed officers gathered at the Richmond Olympic Oval to show respect and say their final goodbyes to the fallen officer. Before joining the RCMP in 2019, Yang volunteered with the Richmond RCMP’s victim services unit. She also volunteered with B.C. Cancer and Canadian Blood Services.“She was loving, yet firm, and treated everyone the same. When someone was at their lowest, most vulnerable, she was the officer that they needed,” he told mourners.
The procession began underneath a large Canadian flag hung between two extended ladders from firefighting trucks, as civilians and firefighters in uniform, poppies pinned to their lapels, lined the streets to watch the march. Yang’s family said in an earlier statement that they are “going through immense grief” but are grateful for the condolences and support they have received, issuing thanks to the RCMP for making the arrangements to formally honour her.
“Yang’s family members shared with us how excited Yang felt when she first became an RCMP officer and she chose this career from her heart,” Liu said in an interview conducted in Mandarin Wednesday.
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