Officer Killed While on Duty in Saskatchewan: RCMP

Officer Killed While on Duty in Saskatchewan: RCMP
RCMP Const. Shelby Patton is shown in this undated handout photo. The 26-year-old constable, hailed as a model officer, was struck and killed by a truck he pulled over in rural Saskatchewan on Saturday morning. HO, RCMP *Mandatory Credit* / The Canadian Press
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REGINA—A 26-year-old RCMP officer was struck and killed by a truck he pulled over in rural Saskatchewan on Saturday morning, police said as they pledged to get to the bottom of what happened.

Const. Shelby Patton had been following the truck, which was allegedly stolen from Manitoba, before attempting a traffic stop in Wolseley, Sask., at about 8 a.m., Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told a news conference.