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The parents of an 18-year-old Oakville youth shot to death by his best friend in the home of an OPP officer last summer have decided to sue the force (...)
The parents of an 18-year-old Oakville youth shot to death by his best friend in the home of an OPP officer last summer have decided to sue the force (...)

The parents of an 18-year-old Oakville youth shot to death by his best friend in the home of an OPP officer last summer have decided to sue the force (...)

Date7/16/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: The parents of an 18-year-old Oakville youth shot to death by his best friend in the home of an OPP officer last summer have decided to sue the force and its deputy commissioner for $700,000 in punitive damages. Lee Bickerstaff died last August of a single gunshot wound to the head. He was killed in the home of OPP Deputy Commissioner Peter Campbell with Campbell's .38-calibre service revolver. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0032776F
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