Police officers put themselves at risk each day and collateral damage can be a reality that they deal with day-to-day. While police officers are frequently killed in the line of duty, it’s very rare that a police officer is killed by one of their own. What started out at a routine 911 report ended with a police officer bleeding on the ground and another one holding the weapon.
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“Eric Czapnik’s legacy, 10 years on”
“Funeral service for Const. Eric Czapnik”
“Eric Czapnik’s widow speaks to media”
“Police speak of slain officer”
Sources:
Agence France-Presse, 29 December, 2009 – “Ottawa Cop’s Murder is First Violent Police Death Since 1983”
The Brockville Recorder and Times, 30 December, 2009 – “Ex-Mountie Charged in Death”
The Chronicle Herald, 30 December, 2009 – “No Rationale, No Reason”
The Edmonton Sun, 30 December, 2009 – “Suspect a Decorated Mountie”
The Ottawa Sun, 30 December, 2009 – “Police Pay Solemn Tribute at Hospital”
The Brockville Recorder and Times, 31 December, 2009 – “Accused on Suicide Watch”
The Ottawa Sun, 31 December, 2009 – “Carjacking Reported Hours Before Fatal Stabbing Attack”
The Toronto Sun, 1 January, 2009 – “Anatomy of a Tragedy”
The Ottawa Sun, 5 January, 2010 – “He Was a Very Good Man”
Brockville Recorder and Times, 6 January, 2010 – “Officers Gather to Remember Comrade”
24 Hours, 8 January, 2010 – “You Have Raised the Bar for Us All”
The Ottawa Sun, 8 January, 2010 – “Widow Thanks All for Help”
The Ottawa Sun, 17 April, 2010 – “Psych Exam for Accused”
The Edmonton Sun, 12 June, 2010 – “Mountie Accused in Homicide Now Faces Sex Charges”
The Ottawa Sun, 26 September, 2010 – “Tribute to Constable”
The Ottawa Sun, 2 October, 2010 – “Local Paramedics Honoured”
The Ottawa Sun, 13 October, 2010 – “Accused Cop Killer’s Court Case Delayed”
The Ottawa Sun, 2 November, 2011 – “Trial Set for Accused Cop Killer”
24 Hours, 29 February, 2012 – “Accused Admitted to Stabbing Const. Czapnik, Court Hears”
The Ottawa Sun, 29 February, 2012 – “Deadly Choices”
The Ottawa Sun, 1 March, 2012 – “A Hero’s Tragic Tale”
24 Hours, 2 March, 2012 – “Family Endures Brutal Testimony”
The Ottawa Sun, 2 March, 2012 – “At Death’s Door”
The Ottawa Sun, 3 March, 2012 – “A Brave Face”
24 Hours, 6 March, 2012 – “Gregson’s Ex-Wife Alleges Sex Assault”
24 Hours, 7 March, 2012 – “I Tried to Kill Myself and Failed”
The Ottawa Sun, 7 March, 2012 – “Gregson Tried to Slit Own Throat”
The Ottawa Sun, 8 March, 2012 – “Last Moments of Life”
The Ottawa Sun, 9 March, 2012 – “The Killer Speaks”
The Ottawa Sun, 10 March, 2012 – “A Defiant Killer”
The Daily Press, 13 March, 2012 – “Cop Killer Not a Murderer”
The Ottawa Sun, 13 March, 2012 – “Worst of Intentions”
The Ottawa Sun, 14 March, 2012 – “Guilty Finding Shuts Up Killer”
The Intelligencer, 11 September, 2012 – “Girl, 10, Relates Horrific Rapes”
The Ottawa Sun, 12 September, 2012 – “I’m Just a Monster”
The Daily Press, 20 September, 2012 – “Ex-Mountie Guilty of Raping Young Girl”
Ottawa Citizen, 29 December, 2019 – “Remember Const. Eric Czapnik”
