Police officers in Fredericton have collected the flowers and notes left in a makeshift memorial outside the police station and will share the messages of support among their members.
The memorial sprung up after on Aug. 10, striking down Constables Sara Burns and Robb Costello, along with Donnie Robichaud and Bobbie Lee Wright.
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Mourners flocked to the police station to pay their respects, leaving cards, signs and stuffed animals in a tribute to the small police force still grappling with the death of two of their own.
B次元官网网址淭hank you Fredericton! Your outpouring of support has been overwhelming,B次元官网网址� the agency tweeted Sunday morning.
The Fredericton Police Force said it will share the messages among its employees and the families of Costello and Burns.
The deluge of sympathy has been noted by Jackie McLean, CostelloB次元官网网址檚 partner, who has been documenting her mourning process through her Twitter account.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e had all of you holding me up and squeezing me back together this past week,B次元官网网址� McLean tweeted Sunday.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 going to need you to keep doing it.B次元官网网址�
The move to collect the cards and flowers comes a day after the regimental funeral for Costello and Burns, attended by more than a thousand officers and first responders from across the continent.
At the beginning of the ceremony, officers laid the caps and belts of the fallen constables on top of their caskets, which were covered by Canadian flags, next to the roses placed there by family members.
The flags were later carefully folded and given to Costello and BurnsB次元官网网址檚 families with their police hats.
B次元官网网址淎s long as I live, I will never forget the feel of that flag, pillow and hat being place in my hands,B次元官网网址� tweeted McLean a couple hours after the ceremony.
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Several hours later, she wrote: B次元官网网址淩obb excelled at bringing people together and tonightB次元官网网址檚 celebration of his life was no exception.B次元官网网址�
During SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 funeral, BurnsB次元官网网址檚 husband fought back tears as he delivered a powerful speech in which he asked the surviving Fredericton officers not to feel any guilt about his wifeB次元官网网址檚 death.
B次元官网网址淚 want each and every one of you to know that she is at peace, and knows that you did everything you could to protect her,B次元官网网址� he said.
Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, will appear in court Aug. 27 facing four charges of first-degree murder.
In a statement last week, police asked that the public not speculate about the case or the alleged shooterB次元官网网址檚 motives.
On Friday, a judge lifted a publication ban that had been imposed on court documents revealing details about how the deadly attack unfolded.
MondayB次元官网网址檚 ban came hours after several media outlets had already reported on what the documents contained.
The now public documents say the accused gunman was wounded as he allegedly exchanged gunfire with another officer from his apartment window.
The Canadian Press
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