The high-profile murder trial of former Mountie Kevin Gregson, convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Ottawa police Const. Eric Czapnik, wrapped up Tuesday.
Witnesses told CBC News they saw the graffiti as early as Tuesday, just as the memories of Czapnik's stabbing death have been refreshed for many officers.
Ottawa police would not comment on the graffiti, which also included messages such as "cops = killers" and "smash police terror" stencilled in pink spray paint along Bank and Metcalfe streets.
This also comes as violent anti-police brutality protests led to more than 200 arrests in Montreal Thursday. It is not known if there is a link to the protest, which came on the International Day Against Police Brutality, as Ottawa did not have an organized protest.
'All about cops, all negative'
Alyssa Iswolsky said she saw the graffiti on her walk to work.
"All about cops, all negative," said the Ottawa resident. "It just makes it seem more juvenile. There's been a lot of issues with cops lately, there always is. But there's good and bad in every department.”
Vanessa Nelson had a bird's eye view of the graffiti from her office building. She said the timing could not be worse for the city's officers.
"I don't want to say [the graffiti] is insensitive because people are entitled to their beliefs," she said.
"It's just a little more complicated than that. I know if I personally knew a police officer, it would upset me.”
Walls of buildings, sidewalks, concrete posts, mailboxes and businesses were all vandalized.
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