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Senior Keeper Léandre Leblanc
Correctional Service of Canada
Federal

End of Watch: Sunday, July 25, 1982

Biographical Info
Age: 59
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Sunday, July 25, 1982
Incident Location: Québec
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Officer LeBlanc, was attacked during a prison riot along with two colleagues who also died as a result of the riot. According to a colleague he was disemboweled and died in hospital several hours later. Guard David Van Den Abeele and Guard Denis Rivard were also murdered in the incident.

The inmates were sentenced to life in prison for the murders.

The officers were employed at Archambault Penitentiary, Quebec at the time of their death.



Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Correctional Service of Canada, FederalCorrections Officer J. B. Denis Rivard
Correctional Service of Canada, CAN
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1982
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patch image: Correctional Service of Canada, FederalSenior Correctional Officer David Van Den Abeele Sr.
Correctional Service of Canada, CAN
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1982
Cause of Death: Stabbed

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