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Dave Joseph Ross
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Constable

Dave Joseph Ross

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Felonious
Citations & Honors
Medal of Bravery (Posthumous)
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End of Watch June 4, 2014
Age 32
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Gender Male
Division J Division, Codiac, New Brunswick
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

On June 4, 2014 three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were shot and killed in Moncton, New Brunswick, by a heavily armed lone gunman. Two other officers were injured. After a lengthy search the gunman was found and arrested. On Wednesday June 4, at approximately 7:20 PM, calls started coming in to the Moncton call centre about a lone man dressed in camouflage carrying what appeared to be a rifle and bow. RCMP officers were dispatched to the area. At approximately 8 PM, after confronting the gunman, shots were heard and three RCMP officers were killed with two others sustaining injuries. The gunman fled into the woods leading to lengthy search. The next day the gunman was arrested without incident. Constable Dave Joseph Ross, 32, responding to the call was shot and killed by the heavily armed gunman. Originally from Victoriaville, Quebec, he joined the RCMP at Ottawa, Ontario. On July 9, 2007 he graduated from the RCMP Training Academy “Depot” and was posted to “J Division”, New Brunswick, namely at the Codiac Detachment where he worked in General Duty Policing and, most recently, as a Police Dog Services Handler. Cst. Ross is survived by a one-year-old son and his wife, who is six-months pregnant. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. As we start 2026, we can look back and note that we have been very fortunate to not have lost anyone in Canada to a Line of Duty Death (LODD) these last two years. Since the launch of the Memorial Rib… Photo: Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady & James Pearson with Tumbleweed Spirits Co-Owner Mike Patterson Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Directors Shawn Coady and …

Survivors

Ross is survived by a one-year-old son and his wife, who is six-months pregnant.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Joseph Ross served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Joseph Ross.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Type Federal Police
Location Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 4, 2014
Age 32
Gender Male
Division J Division, Codiac, New Brunswick
Born Victoriaville, Québec

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Incident Location Moncton, NB

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Dave is one of 67 officers killed feloniously in Canada, 16.8% of the 399 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2014, 3 officers in Canada were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 21 years on record. The heaviest was 2023, with 7.

Every year on record · Canada
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Who

Dave was 32. Of the 10 killed feloniously in Canada whose age is recorded, half were between 28.3 and 41.5; the middle age was 31.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 10.4% of these deaths in Canada; March holds the most, 16.4%. Wednesdays: 19.4%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 16.8% of all 399 deaths in Canada, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Royal Canadian Mounted Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Dave among them.

Across the years
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Where

Moncton, NB

Constable Dave Joseph Ross

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch June 4, 2014

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