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Devastated family: Oscar Fonseca was gunned down at Osgoode Hall March 18 while trying to talk the killer out of shooting others in the courtroom
Devastated family: Oscar Fonseca was gunned down at Osgoode Hall March 18 while trying to talk the killer out of shooting others in the courtroom

Devastated family: Oscar Fonseca was gunned down at Osgoode Hall March 18 while trying to talk the killer out of shooting others in the courtroom

Date7/9/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Devastated family: Oscar Fonseca was gunned down at Osgoode Hall March 18 while trying to talk the killer out of shooting others in the courtroom.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0121445F
      Lawyer's family devastated by slaying, Four months after lawyer Oscar Fonseca was shot dead at Osgoode Hall, his widow Gina (above) and three children(...)
      Lawyer's family devastated by slaying, Four months after lawyer Oscar Fonseca was shot dead at Osgoode Hall, his widow Gina (above) and three children(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      7/13/1982
      Amarjit Singh Tatla, paralyzed for life after a Toronto courtroom shooting that left two others dead, wants External Affairs Minister Joe Clark to put(...)
      Amarjit Singh Tatla, paralyzed for life after a Toronto courtroom shooting that left two others dead, wants External Affairs Minister Joe Clark to put(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      6/16/1983
      Grief-stricken: The family of slain lawyer Oscar Fonseca was joined by almost 600 mourners yesterday at the funeral held at Church on the Annunciation of Victoria Park Ave
      Grief-stricken: The family of slain lawyer Oscar Fonseca was joined by almost 600 mourners yesterday at the funeral held at Church on the Annunciation of Victoria Park Ave
      Spremo, Boris
      3/22/1982
      Neil Fonseca left, and brother Mark Sons of Oscar Fonseca
      Neil Fonseca left, and brother Mark Sons of Oscar Fonseca
      Lautens, Richard
      11/16/1997
      Victims: Oscar Fonseca, left, killed, Amarjit Singh Tatia wounded
      Victims: Oscar Fonseca, left, killed, Amarjit Singh Tatia wounded
      Pron
      3/13/1988
      Murders - Canada - Ontario - Toronto (Fonseca, Oscar, Pannu, Singh)
      Murders - Canada - Ontario - Toronto (Fonseca, Oscar, Pannu, Singh)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/18/1982
      Homes in the street: Small trailers still line the streets of Sant' Angelo Dei Lombardi in southern Italy, almost a year after a killer earthquake devastated the region
      Homes in the street: Small trailers still line the streets of Sant' Angelo Dei Lombardi in southern Italy, almost a year after a killer earthquake devastated the region
      Loek, Dick
      10/12/1981
      Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
      Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/30/1987
      Partially paralyzed: Witness Amarjit Singh Tatla, wounded in 1982 shooting, is helped yesterday by Esauro Lopez Fonseca, sister of lawyer killed in the incident
      Partially paralyzed: Witness Amarjit Singh Tatla, wounded in 1982 shooting, is helped yesterday by Esauro Lopez Fonseca, sister of lawyer killed in the incident
      Bull, Ron
      1/27/1993
      3 gunned down outside dance hall, A Metro police constable stands beside the area where a man was shot last night (chalk outline where body found) at (...)
      3 gunned down outside dance hall, A Metro police constable stands beside the area where a man was shot last night (chalk outline where body found) at (...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      9/17/1983
      The New Helicopter of the Ontario Provincial Police takes off with four members of an Indian family stranded near Hudson Bay while others in the famil(...)
      The New Helicopter of the Ontario Provincial Police takes off with four members of an Indian family stranded near Hudson Bay while others in the famil(...)
      Norris, Dave
      11/5/1974
      Footprint left behind: A footprint left on the blood-smeared sixth floor landing is believed to belong to a barefooted killer who dragged Jean Harrison, 18, down the stairwell
      Footprint left behind: A footprint left on the blood-smeared sixth floor landing is believed to belong to a barefooted killer who dragged Jean Harrison, 18, down the stairwell
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/25/1981