Wow so all that I have been able to think about for the past five days is the tragedy that has happened here in my small town of Cobourg. Read about it at The Toronto Star or you can read my rendition below.
Early Saturday morning the police here in Cobourg recieved a call that someone had been robbed and three police officers responded. When they arrived at the scene, which was just by the old hospital, two of the officers went to look around for the suspect, while Chris Garrett stayed behind and proceeded to interview Troy Davey, the victim at the time. Troy Davey, reasons unknown to anyone but him, pulled a hunting knife on the officer and sliced his throat. Officer Garrett drew his gun and fired all nine shots before Troy was able to run away and ended up getting shot in the foot. He then hobbled to his Mother's house. After being taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the foot, he was arrested for the murder of Chris Garrett. Chris was an officer who transfered here to Cobourg not long ago from York because of the crime. Mr. Garrett had two children and a loving wife who are coping as best as they can. Troy is at Lyndsey prison. His first court hearing was on Monday morning where he refused to say anything and kept his head down. Many teenagers in Cobourg who knew or knew of Troy have spoken to the media about him. The most common response towards Troy has been he was a quiet boy who never seemed capable of anything like murder.
I never thought anything like this would happen in Cobourg. It is the first killing here for 30 years. Its devistating. Chris Garretts funeral will be held on Thursday of this week, starting at 1:00pm, and the road blocks will be put up as early as 10:00am. No buses will be running to St. Mary's secondary school on this day. Students are expected to find their own way to school if they are not attending the funeral. The procession is expected to be over at about 4:00pm, and 15,000 people are estimated in attendance. This will be a full police funeral, and police officers from across North America are going to be there.
I've been a mess of emotions since I learned it was Tory Davey. He went to my school, friends of mine had classes with him. Friends of mine were good friends of his for christ sake! I have no idea what they are going through, but I'm sure its been rough. Kelly's sister was just talking to him on MSN Thursday and he didn't seem down, or upset in any way. His Father's house was blocked off for hours, and two blocks were evacuated because there was a bomb in the house. Troy's father wasn't home at the time, but the bomb found wasn't large enough to blow up a house, let alone two blocks. However it was large enough to hurt someone if strapped to someones back, or left under someones bed, say, while they were sleeping. Police haven't released where the bomb was located in the house.
