A group of Abbotsford citizens are trying to get the City of Abbotsford to honour slain police officer Const. John Davidson in a unique way.
A petition has been circulating asking Abbotsford city council to change the name of Automall Drive to John Davidson Way.
Mayor Henry Braun and @City_Abbotsford Council: Change name of Automall Drive to John Davidson Way - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/5g8QQgpbH4 via @CdnChange #Abbotsford #abbypd #AbbyStrong #abbypdstrong
— Sam Kirk (@samuelkirk) November 10, 2017
The petition was started on Thursday night, and currently has 578 signatures collected.
Davidson was transported to the hospital on Monday afternoon, after suffering serious injuries during a shootout in the area of Mt. Lehman Road and Automall Drive in west Abbotsford. He was pronounced dead in hospital.
To view the petition, visit https://www.change.org/p/mayor-henry-braun-and-city-council-change-automall-drive-to-john-davidson-way.
The Abbotsford Police Department is also encouraging the public to put blue ribbons out in Davidson’s memory.
The APD received a donation of rolls of blue ribbon earlier today, and do have extra ribbon available at the headquarters for the public to use.
Today rolls of blue ribbon were donated so #abbypd are hoping to start a trend to remember our hero. Please put a blue bow out to remember our fallen brother Cst. Davidson. We have extra ribbon. #abbypdstrong #hero #heroribbon #bowtoremember pic.twitter.com/rkDAcrupvv
— Deputy Mike Serr (@DeputySerrAPD) November 10, 2017