The funeral for Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, who was fatally stabbed while on duty last month, was held Nov. 2: 'When someone was at their lowest, most vulnerable, she was the officer that they needed'
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang's cousin Ash Tan looked out on a sea of red serge at her funeral Wednesday and told of her lifelong dedication to helping others.
Yang, who lived in Richmond, was honoured by a regimental, or military-style, funeral in accordance with RCMP protocols for an officer who dies in the line of duty."It is my hope that what made Shaelyn Yang so extraordinary will become ordinary and that heroism will become synonymous with humanity because she has shown us all that there should not be a distinction between one and the other," he said.
Const. Inder Gill of the Burnaby RCMP echoed this sentiment, calling Oct. 18 the "single worst day" of his life and all members of the Burnaby detachment remain heartbroken. Yang shot the suspect before she died, and B.C.'s police watchdog later said Jongwon Ham underwent surgery for his injuries. The RCMP said as many as 2,000 officers from B.C. and across Canada were joined in the procession by members of the Canada Border Services Agency, the Armed Forces, sheriffs, firefighters and B.C. Ambulance Service, while another 1,500 members would attend the funeral.
Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, commanding officer of the B.C. RCMP, addressed her family directly in his funeral remarks, saying all RCMP members shared their grief of her passing. "She is the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, so I am here to represent the Taiwanese government to pay respect and tribute to Const. Yang."
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