First and foremost, R.I.P.

Unfortunately, as the reports circle around the internet, PC Vu Pham, 37, has succumb from his injuries he received in a shooting this morning.  Pham leaves behind a wife and three children and a community, in which he was deeply involved, in mourning for his sudden, tragic, and senseless murder.

The 70 year old suspect’s name has not been released, but he will undoubtedly be charged above all else with first degree murder.

It is reported that PC Pham, a Vietnamese immigrant and veteran officer of 15 years, was attempting to stop a suspect vehicle from a report of  domestic violence.  If this is the case, it is the worst kind of irony, because today, March 08, is International Women’s Day.  A day that in part is aimed at preventing violence against women.

This is the second police officer who has been killed in the line of duty in a week in Ontario.  On Monday, March 01,  Artem “James” Ochakovsky, a Peel Regional Police officer died in a traffic accident when his police cruiser hit another car and then wrapped around a telephone poll.

Although the deaths of Ochakovsky and Pham are different in nature, they are tragic to the community and especially the policing community.

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