He lived in Wingham, in Huron County, with his wife, Heather, an accountant, and their three sons, Tyler, 12, Jordan, 10, and Joshua, 7.He will be remembered.
Acquaintances remembered him as a devoted churchgoer, a family man who loved hunting, coached soccer and was active in the local minor hockey league.
“He was such a fine young man,” said a neighbour, Lorne MacKenzie.
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UPDATE: Cop-killer identified
The suspect in the confrontation was named this afternoon by the Special Investigations Unit as Fred Preston, 70, of Burk’s Falls in northern Ontario.Where's the death penalty when you need it?