Star of Courage

• Awarded on: September 15, 2011
• Invested on: February 24, 2012

Constable David Edgar, S.C.
Constable Clayton Speers, S.C.
Star of Courage

On July 5, 2009, constables David Edgar and Clayton Speers, of the Barrie Police Service, risked their lives in the line of duty, in Barrie, Ontario. The constables were escorting a distressed male when he struck Constable Speers in the neck area with a knife. Constable Edgar quickly stepped forward to help but the agitated man stabbed him in the neck as well. Despite their wounds, the offcers shot at the assailant as he ran down the street towards a shopping area, waving his knife as he fled. Bleeding profusely from his wound, Constable Edgar followed the suspect who would not heed the commands to drop his weapon. Fearing for the safety of the public, the offcer was forced to shoot, fatally wounding the assailant. Both offcers were later transported to a hospital where they were treated for their life-threatening injuries.