A Shooting where many Police were Killed

A Shooting where many Police were Killed, and the Coping Method. Five Police Officers Shot, Three Killed: Tammy Ward’s Hidden Struggle Behind “I’m Fine”. After the Moncton shooting in Canada, retired RCMP Sergeant Tammy Ward helped lead a grieving police team. Behind her composed appearance, she was struggling, and the running she used to cope eventually came at a serious physical cost. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio Five police officers were shot. Three never came home. Tammy Ward was off duty, just around the corner. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. The June 4, 2014, attack in Moncton, New Brunswick, shattered a community and devastated members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. For Ward, the aftermath brought leadership responsibilities, more heartbreaking losses, and a private struggle that others could not necessarily see. The  Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. She appeared to be managing. She kept going. But the image she projected did not reflect what was happening inside. As a guest on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, retired RCMP Sergeant Tammy Ward discusses the shooting, the losses that followed, and her reliance on exercise, particularly running, to cope with stress. A Shooting where many Police were Killed, and the Coping Method. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. The interview is also featured across Facebook and Instagram. Her story also examines what can happen when a coping routine becomes another way to keep distress hidden. At the center of her message are two familiar words: “I’m fine.” The Moncton Shooting: A Police Team Changed Forever On June 4, 2014, an armed man targeted RCMP officers in Moncton, Canada. Constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Douglas Larche, and David Ross were killed. Constables Eric Dubois and Darlene Goguen were wounded. The RCMP’s official review records approximately 29 hours between the first emergency call and the attacker’s apprehension. For the officers, their families, and the surrounding community, the consequences extended far beyond the manhunt. A Shooting where many Police were Killed, and the Coping Method. Ward describes being nearby and off duty when the shooting occurred. In the days that followed, she was asked to help lead the watch of the unit that had lost three officers. That assignment placed her in a difficult position: helping a devastated team continue its work while carrying her own response to the tragedy. Her ability to connect with people mattered. According to her professional biography, the inspector kept her in the role because people spoke openly with her. Compassion was part of how she helped the team function during an extraordinarily painful time. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. More Losses Followed In her account on the podcast, Ward describes another devastating loss just 12 days after the shooting: a friend who was a retired police officer died by suicide. Approximately three months later, an active-duty officer also died by suicide. These were separate losses, each carrying its own grief. Her account does not establish why those officers died, but it reveals how much pain she was carrying in a short period of time. She continued to present herself as okay. Privately, she was not. That gap between outward composure and inner distress became central to the message she would eventually share beyond policing. “I’m Fine”: The Other F Word Ward calls “fine” “The Other F Word.” The phrase captures a response that can end a conversation before an honest one begins. Someone asks how a colleague is doing. The colleague says they are fine. Both move on, while the difficult truth remains unspoken. For Ward, this is more than a speaking topic. It connects directly to her experience of looking capable while struggling underneath. In policing, a person may be supporting col