Diane Lavigne and Pierre Rondeau
Two of the most notorious deaths of correctional officers in Canada were the assassinations of Diane Lavigne and Pierre Rondeau ordered by members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in Quebec. Lavigne was shot on June 26, 1997 from a passing motorcycle as she drove home from work. Rondeau and his partner Robert Corriveau were ambushed on September 8, 1997 as they drove an empty prison bus to pick up inmates. Corriveau escaped injury.
Stephane Gagne, a former Hells Angels who turned informant after being identified as having participated in the two murders, testified that the officers were selected at random as part of a broader plan to destabilize the justice system in Quebec.
In May 2002, Maurice (Mom) Boucher, one of the leaders of the Hells Angels in Quebec, was convicted for having ordered the killings.
Read more about this topic: List Of Fallen Canadian Correctional Workers
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