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

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 260 officers lost under undetermined circumstances across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ON, 236 of 334 officers were lost under undetermined circumstances — 70.7% of this state's fallen. That is 69.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

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
236
of 334 officers
70.7% Undetermined
Nationwide
260
of 32,508 officers
0.8% 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
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Brian John Hutchinson Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Undetermined: 31.7 years

When Undetermined Deaths Occur

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

Jan
21
Feb
16
Mar
20
Apr
23
May
26
Jun
29
Jul
23
Aug
24
Sep
17
Oct
22
Nov
15
Dec
24

Incident Location

Craik, SK.