The President of the Alberta Association of Community Peace Officers is confident the Solicitor General’s office will thoroughly investigate the death of Rod Lazenby.

George Woof tells 660News Lazenby is the first peace officer to die during the line of duty since the program was launched in 2007.

Woof says an expanded radio network will help, but issues like staffing and weapons should be looked at as well.

Lazenby died Friday August 10th, after he was allegedly ambushed and severely beaten while investigating an animal complaint on an acreage in the Priddis area south of Calgary.

The man accused of killing him, 46-year-old Trevor Kloschinsky, is facing a charge of first degree murder and will make his first court appearance Monday.

Lazenby’s widow, Lolita Rocheleau-Lazenby, tells The Calgary Sun her husband might still be alive if he had been working with a partner instead of on his own.

The veteran officer leaves behind five children and eight grandchildren from combined marriages.

An uncle of the accused, Ray Kloschinsky, tells The Calgary Herald his nephew was having some money problems; he also describes him as a “real loner” and says his dogs were his life.

Before becoming a peace officer, Lazenby was both a prison guard and RCMP officer.