Roll of Honor
Incident
On Sunday April 19, 2020 RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson was shot and killed while attempting to stop a rampaging active shooter in Nova Scotia. Late Saturday night on April 18, RCMP responded to a firearms call in the seaside village of Portapique, along the north shore of Cobequid Bay, a rural area of farms and recreational properties. Officers arrived to a “chaotic” scene, with casualties both inside and outside a house. That prompted a massive emergency response including helicopters, emergency task force officers, and other forces. The shooter was not found on scene. Early Sunday morning, with the help of witnesses, the shooter was identified and appeared to be dressed as an RCMP officer driving a replica RCMP vehicle. Later, another call of shots fired was reported north of Portapique in Glenholme where more people were killed, including two off-duty Corrections of Canada officers. The shooter headed south towards Halifax in the replica RCMP vehicle to cause more death and destruction. Cst. Stevenson had agreed to meet another officer in Shubenacadie, about 50 km south of Debert. The other constable arrived at the meeting first, and when he saw another RCMP cruiser heading towards him, he assumed it was Constable Stevenson. Instead it was the shooter, who began firing his weapon, wounding the officer; the officer managed to drive away and escape. The shooter continued north on the highway, where he came across Cst. Stevenson, who was driving south to meet her colleague. The shooter crashed into Cst. Stevenson head-on, before shooting her and setting both their cars ablaze. When a bystander stopped to help, he too was shot and the shooter stole his silver SUV. About an hour after the events in Shubenacadie, and after killing one more victim, the shooter was confronted at a gas station in Enfield, dying in a shootout by police. Cst. Stevenson’s colleague survived his wounds and was released from hospital later that day.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Stevenson served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Stevenson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Heidi Stevenson 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Heidi Stevenson's cause is highlighted.
How Heidi Stevenson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Heidi Stevenson is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
Portapique, NS.
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