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Valerie Gignac
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Valerie Gignac

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Ottawa, ON
Felonious
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End of Watch December 14, 2005
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Gender Female
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 317

Incident

Officer Gignac and her partner were responding to an apparent domestic dispute at an apartment building in the Montreal suburb of Laval, Quebec. The suspect shot through the door with a high powered weapon (calibre, type unknown) striking Officer Gignac in the stomach. Her partner instinctively dragged her away from future danger, and radioed for back up. She was taken to Montreal General Hospital where she died from her wounds. 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 …

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

— 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 December 14, 2005
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Incident Location Laval, QC

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Valerie 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 2005, 6 officers in Canada were killed feloniously, the 2nd heaviest of 21 years on record. The heaviest was 2023, with 7.

Every year on record · Canada
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When

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

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How

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

Every cause
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Her people

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

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Where

Laval, QC

Valerie Gignac

Royal Canadian Mounted Police · End of Watch December 14, 2005

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