Justin Knackstedt

Royal Canadian Mounted Police — ON

Felonious

End of Watch May 31, 2013

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Gender Male

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Incident

On May 31, 2013, at approximately 7:40 pm, Conservation Officer Justin Knackstedt, 23 years, was killed by a motor vehicle while he helped the RCMP at a traffic incident on Highway 11 about 20 KM south of Saskatoon. CO Justin Knackstedt, of the Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management (SERM), and his partner where on route to Blackstrap Provincial Park, when they stopped to assist the RCMP with traffic control at a two vehicle collision on Highway 11. While they were at the crash scene the RCMP received a report of a black SUV driving erratically and heading north towards the scene. Police say traffic was lined up along the highway when the SUV was observed in the line of vehicles. There was a brief conversation between the RCMP and the driver of the SUV when it sped off continuing north hitting Justin Knackstedt. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Further up the highway the SUV rolled in to a ditch where the driver was arrested. The driver faces multiple charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving causing death and flight from a peace officer causing death. 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 Knackstedt served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Knackstedt.

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

Agency

Department Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location ON

Platform Identity rcmp.fed.ca.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 2013

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Incident Location Blackstrap Provincial Park, SK

Justin Knackstedt is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 75 of 334 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.5% of this state's fallen. That is 31.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

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

of 333 officers

22.5% Felonious

ON — Statewide

of 334 officers

22.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious