Star of Courage

• Awarded on: June 14, 2018
• Invested on: September 12, 2019

On January 16, 2014, RCMP Corporal David Brosinsky, constables Nicholas Crowther and Adam Rayner, and Sergeant Jérémie Landry rescued a wounded colleague from an armed assailant during a standoff in Vegreville, Alberta. Following a seven-hour manhunt, Sergeant Landry and Constable Rayner arrived on the scene in time to see the suspect flee to his truck to grab his firearm. As they attempted to arrest the man, he ran over another officer before stalling the truck in a snowbank. Just as Corporal Brosinsky and Constable Crowther arrived, the suspect opened fire on the officers. While Corporal Brosinsky and Constable Rayner engaged the shooter, Constable Crowther and Sergeant Landry left their cover and ran to extract the victim from the line of fire. As the barrage intensified, Constable Crowther ran out a second time amid a hail of bullets to grab a backboard for the victim. With the help of the other officers, he dragged the victim away from the dangerous situation, using abandoned vehicles for cover.