Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: February 16, 2006
• Invested on: October 13, 2006

Constable Terrance Brekker, M.B.
RCMP Constable Gregory Steven Keeler, M.B.
Constable Daniel John MacPhee, M.B.
Sergeant Jerome Arnold Richard, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On June 11, 2003, these four police officers were instrumental in the arrest of a deranged, suicidal and heavily armed fugitive following a day-long manhunt marked by gunfire, near Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. After a series of altercations, which included shooting at officers, the suspect crashed his vehicle at high speed into Cst. Brekker's stopped police cruiser, injuring him before escaping in his own vehicle. The four officers pursued the gunman even though it was obvious that he had a high-powered weapon that he was prepared to fire in their direction. The suspect got out of his vehicle on the edge of a heavily populated neighbourhood and began shooting at all four officers with a hunting rifle. An RCMP emergency response team finally surrounded the area, cornered and fatally wounded the suspect, ending an extremely dangerous situation that lasted some 20 hours through two rural counties of Nova Scotia.