Photo Of NZ Police Woman Wearing Headscarf Goes Viral

Viral Photo: This woman police offer in NZ is a symbol of strength and compassion.

Photographed by Associated Press Photographer Vincent Vu during a funeral service for Christchurch terror attack victims, 24-year-old Constable Michelle Evans became a viral internet sensation.

According to the Daily Mail Constable Evans had joined the police forces in 2016. Her black headscarf and red rose that she wore over her police officer uniform, while holding her armed rifle was a moving image of how New Zealanders from all walks of life spontaneously came forward to show their oneness and solidarity with the victims of two mosque shootings that took 50 lives in Christchurch on 15 March.

Her simple gesture at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch left many moved.

Thank you, New Zealand Police.
For your care & respect.
An armed police officer wears a hijab outside Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch during the funerals. https://t.co/Ea8ci9AY6k

— Hasheem Kamal (@HasheemKamal) March 22, 2019