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Alexis honors slain RCMP officers

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There were lots of hugs for RCMP Constable Julie Letal when community members of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation gathered on reserve at Our Lady of the Lake Church March 6 for a memorial service to honor the lives of four slain Mounties killed in the line of duty on March 3.

Leo Johnston, Anthony Gordon, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann were shot to death by James Roszko during a stakeout of his farm near Mayerthorpe, where RCMP had discovered a marijuana grow operation while attending the property to recover a stolen vehicle.

Alexis honors slain RCMP officers

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There were lots of hugs for RCMP Constable Julie Letal when community members of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation gathered on reserve at Our Lady of the Lake Church March 6 for a memorial service to honor the lives of four slain Mounties killed in the line of duty on March 3.

Leo Johnston, Anthony Gordon, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann were shot to death by James Roszko during a stakeout of his farm near Mayerthorpe, where RCMP had discovered a marijuana grow operation while attending the property to recover a stolen vehicle.