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Constable Thomas Brian King
Thomas Brian King (March 29, 1938 – April 25, 1978) was a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, who was ambushed, overpowered, tortured, and shot to death by local high school students Darrell Crook and Gregory Fischer in 1978. Background On the afternoon of April 24, 1978, Gregory Fischer and Darrell Crook were in Lloydminster dealing with an income tax form and while there they impulsively decided to kill a police officer. It did not matter to them who it would be or from which police agency. They told friends that they were going to "get a cop". None of their friends took them seriously and therefore no police departments were warned. Fischer and Crook removed the licence plate and broke a tail light on Fischer's 1964 Rambler Classic, Rambler. This was the bait. Murder On the evening of the incident, King was on duty in Warman, Saskatchewan. Constable Doug Rushlow (RCMP Saskatoon detachment) was also on duty that night. As the evening bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance movement, Temperance colony. With a Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the List of cities in Saskatchewan, largest city in the province, and the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2021 census population of 317,480. Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority (which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces), and Wanuskewin Heritage Park (a National Historic Site of Canada and UNES ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
