Another Canadian police officer has been gunned down on the job, this time in Edmonton. 35 year old Daniel Woodall, an 8 year vet who was married with 2 kids, was shot multiple times and died at the scene. He was trying to serve an arrest warrant with several other officers when shots rang out in the Alberta capital. He was recruited from England, and had spent time with the Greater Manchester force before coming to Canada. Another officer, Jason Harley, was hit in the lower back, but his bullet-resistant vest kept him from serious injury.
As for the suspect, police say he is no longer a threat to the public, but they haven't at this time come out saying definitively that he's dead. They do say the house where the officers had responded caught fire shortly after the shootings.
Whether you like them or not, police do perform a vital role in our society. They do a very dangerous job (as illustrated above) trying to keep us all safe. It's not a job I could do.
Condolences go out to Daniel Woodall's family, friends and co-workers. R.I.P.
TTFN
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