Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon
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Constable

Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon

Felonious
End of Watch March 3, 2005
Age 28
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Gender Male
Division K Division

Incident

Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon – Police & Peace Officers’ Memorial Ribbon Society Cst. Anthony Gordon was killed on March 3, 2005 on the property of James Roszko, 11 km north of Rochfort Bridge, northwest of Edmonton near the town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta. Cst. Gordon was shot and killed, along with RCMP Constables Brock Myrol, Peter Schiemann, and Lionide Johnston, while executing a property seizure on the farm. The Mayerthorpe incident was the worst one-day loss of life for the RCMP in 100 years. 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.
Constable Fitzgerald Orion Gordon served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Fitzgerald Orion Gordon.

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

Agency

Type Federal Police
Location ON
Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 2005
Age 28
Gender Male
Division K Division
Born October 6, 1976

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Incident Location Mayerthorpe, AB

Constable Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.

In ON, 75 of 364 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20.6% of this state's fallen. That is 33.3 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 75 of 333 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
75
of 333 officers
22.5% Felonious
ON — Statewide
75
of 364 officers
20.6% Felonious
Nationwide
17,559
of 32,586 officers
53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

Mayerthorpe, AB.