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Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots
Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots

Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots

Date10/11/1975
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  • Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots.
  • Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots
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Original Toronto Star caption: Armed Metro policemen peer round the corner of a Wellesley Street apartment building after armed man fired several shots.
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Members of the Metro Police emergency task lead a man away after several shots were fired a Wellesley St
Members of the Metro Police emergency task lead a man away after several shots were fired a Wellesley St
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
10/11/1975
After An Eight-Hour Siege in which more than 30 rifle shots were fired from a Scarborough apartment, 26-year-old resident is taken from the tear-gas-filled premises by Metro Police Sgt
After An Eight-Hour Siege in which more than 30 rifle shots were fired from a Scarborough apartment, 26-year-old resident is taken from the tear-gas-filled premises by Metro Police Sgt
Norris, Dave
1/1/1978
At least six shots were fired through the plate-glass window of a busy automotive supply centre in the Oshawa Centre shopping mall while 19-year-old D(...)
At least six shots were fired through the plate-glass window of a busy automotive supply centre in the Oshawa Centre shopping mall while 19-year-old D(...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
1/21/1975
85 shots fired
85 shots fired
McConnell, Colin
1/12/1983
Street drama: Curious spectators watch as heavily armed police wait out a gun-wielding man who took over his parents' house yesterday
Street drama: Curious spectators watch as heavily armed police wait out a gun-wielding man who took over his parents' house yesterday
Spremo, Boris
5/9/1984
Party's aftermath: A man is taken into custody by Emergency Task Force officers yesterday after a shotgun was reported fired in an East York apartment parking lot following a drinking party
Party's aftermath: A man is taken into custody by Emergency Task Force officers yesterday after a shotgun was reported fired in an East York apartment parking lot following a drinking party
Bock, Tony
5/24/1983
Small children trot beside a Metro policeman looking in Regent Park for two men seen entering an apartment in which a man was found shot in the chest.(...)
Small children trot beside a Metro policeman looking in Regent Park for two men seen entering an apartment in which a man was found shot in the chest.(...)
Lennon, Frank
6/12/1975
Worried mother: Helen Porter, mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon, arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot
Worried mother: Helen Porter, mother of wounded Emergency Task Force officer Glen Bacon, arrives at Wellesley Hospital where her son was undergoing exploratory surgery after being shot
Russell, Jim
10/31/1982
Next Door to the room from which the gunman was shooting, 20-year-old Brenda Coker heard the shots and fled with her dog, Buttons. She said that when (...)
Next Door to the room from which the gunman was shooting, 20-year-old Brenda Coker heard the shots and fled with her dog, Buttons. She said that when (...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
1/21/1975
Micheal Dorosh, Fled from shots
Micheal Dorosh, Fled from shots
Norris, Dave
7/21/1975
Wounded man inside car with U.S. license plates is examined by police today after a 100 m.p.h. chase along Highways 400 and 401. The man was shot thre(...)
Wounded man inside car with U.S. license plates is examined by police today after a 100 m.p.h. chase along Highways 400 and 401. The man was shot thre(...)
Mahler, John
6/15/1976
Chalk outlines where body of man shot by a Metro police constable last night lay on Ossington Ave
Chalk outlines where body of man shot by a Metro police constable last night lay on Ossington Ave
Bull, Ron
8/15/1977