Brian John Hutchinson
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Constable

Brian John Hutchinson

Undetermined
End of Watch August 16, 1991
Age 34
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Gender Male

Incident

Cst. Hutchinson was from Nepean, Ontario. He was posted to Craik, SK and then took a compassionate transfer to Ottawa in 1985. Cst. Hutchinson enjoyed playing golf and spending as much time as he could with his family. With his family he enjoyed skating, cross-country skiing, fishing, waterskiing, and swimming. During the Oka Crisis, Cst. Hutchinson was assigned to man a barricade at Chateauguay. Protestors started to throw mini-blocks and Cst. Hutchinson was hit on the head. He died a year later. He was married to Kim and they had 3 children: Laurie, Stephanie, and Stacie. He is buried in Capital Memorial Cemetery in Ottawa. Constable Brian John Hutchinson Photo of BRIAN JOHN HUTCHINSON

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

— 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 August 16, 1991
Age 34
Gender Male
Born Napean, Ontario

Incident Details

Cause Undetermined
Incident Location Craik, SK

Constable Brian John Hutchinson is one of 1 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ON, 266 of 364 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 73.1% of this state's fallen. That is 73.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 236 of 333 officers on record were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.9% of this agency's fallen.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
236
of 333 officers
70.9% Undetermined
ON — Statewide
266
of 364 officers
73.1% Undetermined
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Undetermined

National Cause Distribution

How Undetermined compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian John Hutchinson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Brian John Hutchinson Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 34.2 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Undetermined deaths across the full memorial record. Brian John Hutchinson is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
30
Feb
17
Mar
23
Apr
27
May
30
Jun
35
Jul
32
Aug
30
Sep
24
Oct
32
Nov
23
Dec
31

Incident Location

Craik, SK.