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Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell, 34, was sh(...)
Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell, 34, was sh(...)

Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell, 34, was sh(...)

Date1/29/1971
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  • Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell; 34; was shot through the liver while exchanging fire with two gunmen after ramming their fleeing car with his cruiser. Russell is in critical condition in Toronto East General Hospital. A police officer is shown checking the trunk of rammed car.
  • Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell, 34, was sh(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wild shootout at St. Clair Ave. and O'Connor Dr. today left three policemen and a suspected bank robber wounded. Constable William Russell; 34; was shot through the liver while exchanging fire with two gunmen after ramming their fleeing car with his cruiser. Russell is in critical condition in Toronto East General Hospital. A police officer is shown checking the trunk of rammed car.
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