Roll of Honor
Incident
Cst. Worden was dispatched to a complaint as a result of a call for assistance from Hay River. Radio contact with Cst. Worden was maintained up to the point where he advised he intended to enter an address in Hay River. Contact was lost and shortly thereafter additional Hay River Detachment members were dispatched to the scene. Cst. Worden was located in a wooded area outside the home and transported immediately to Hay River Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 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 John Worden served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable John Worden.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Christopher John Worden 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. Christopher John Worden's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher John Worden Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher John Worden is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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