As one memorial for three fallen Mounties is dismantled in Moncton, another one is popping in the neighbourhood where the RCMP officers were killed.
The steps of the Codiac RCMP detachment had been overflowing with cards, notes, flowers and candles since June 6, but all the items were removed on the weekend.
Every item was catalogued and those that can be preserved will be passed onto the families of Const. Douglas James Larche, Const. Dave Ross and Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan.
Douglas Allen says another memorial is growing on his street, where Larche lost his life on June 4.
“It brings back all those memories and it’s hard to take sometimes you know,” says Allen.
Allen watched many of the horrifying events of June 4 unfold in his north-end neighbourhood and now he is having trouble putting them behind him.
“Some of the people drive by and they ask you, they ask you the same questions of where it happened and what the flowers are for,” says Allen. “It just keeps a constant reminder.”
Moncton resident Justin Bourque, 24, is facing murder and attempted murder charges in connection with the shootings. Two other officers were injured and are now recovering.
Bourque was arrested following a massive manhunt that kept northern Moncton in a lockdown for 30 hours.
As residents continue to cope with the aftermath of the lockdown, manhunt and tragic shootings of three RCMP officers, the police are working hard to determine what led to the incident.
Last week, the RCMP launched a website that allows anyone with photo or video evidence of the shooting to upload it directly to police. Officers are also visiting every home in the area that was on lockdown.
Police say they have made more than 1,500 enquiries and have received several hundred tips from the public.
“They have approached us asking for information from our videocameras here, for tapings, and that’s being provided to them,” says Pastor Martin Kreplin.
Kreplin has been offering counselling to anyone who needs it, including Allen, who says he fears his neighbourhood will never be the same. He says his first thought after the shootings was to move.
“We felt very violated, actually,” says Allen. “It’s just like they, he took the whole neighbourhood from us in a heartbeat.”
Allen’s stance has softened a bit since the shootings. He says he and his wife have decided to stay in the area for now, and will see how they feel in a year.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Jonathan MacInnis