Prime Minister Stephen Harper will attend the funeral of RCMP Const. David Wynn in St. Albert, Alta. on Monday.
Const. Wynn died on Wednesday morning, four days after he was shot in the head during a routine license plate check at the Apex Casino northwest of Edmonton.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to be one of thousands of mourners at Const. David Wynn’s funeral on Monday. (CBC)
Officials expect thousands to attend the regimental service, which will begin at 2 p.m.
CBC will be livestreaming the funeral in its entirety.
A funeral procession originally planned to start at 1 p.m. on Monday has been shifted one hour earlier to noon to ensure there is time for a full processional prior to the funeral.
A second officer, Aux. Const. Derek Bond, was also shot and is now recovering at home.
His family issued a statement through the RCMP on Friday expressing sympathy to the Wynn family and thanking the public for their messages of support.
“Derek’s recovery is progressing, but this remains a very difficult time for us,” the family wrote.
