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At scene of shooting yesterday where a man using a sawed-off shotgun traded shots with four policemen who had cornered him near Eglinton Ave. and Birc(...)
At scene of shooting yesterday where a man using a sawed-off shotgun traded shots with four policemen who had cornered him near Eglinton Ave. and Birc(...)

At scene of shooting yesterday where a man using a sawed-off shotgun traded shots with four policemen who had cornered him near Eglinton Ave. and Birc(...)

Date3/23/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: At scene of shooting yesterday where a man using a sawed-off shotgun traded shots with four policemen who had cornered him near Eglinton Ave. and Birchmount Rd.; detectives scour the area to collect evidence.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120519F
Windows shattered: A police officer looks through windows on the driver and passenger side of a van shot out by a shotgun blast yesterday, after a gun was pointed at a policeman
Windows shattered: A police officer looks through windows on the driver and passenger side of a van shot out by a shotgun blast yesterday, after a gun was pointed at a policeman
11/18/1987
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(...)
1/29/1971
Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
Robot's Help: A remote-control device directed by police officers shakes open a briefcase, after blasting it apart with a shotgun
3/18/1992
Two police officers examine shotguns after a holdup attempt
Two police officers examine shotguns after a holdup attempt
3/12/1981
Holdup Aftermath: Peel police take fingerprints from the scene of last November Hongkong Bank of Canada robbery, in which a bank customer was shot
Holdup Aftermath: Peel police take fingerprints from the scene of last November Hongkong Bank of Canada robbery, in which a bank customer was shot
11/4/1993
To catch a thief, Metro police search railway tracks between Union Station and the SkyDome for an armed man who robbed a bank at 88 University Ave. an(...)
To catch a thief, Metro police search railway tracks between Union Station and the SkyDome for an armed man who robbed a bank at 88 University Ave. an(...)
5/14/1991
Detectives' chalk marks on the ground show where Dr. Jack Lindzon, 27, fell severely wounded after being shot by a gunman following a bank robbery tod(...)
Detectives' chalk marks on the ground show where Dr. Jack Lindzon, 27, fell severely wounded after being shot by a gunman following a bank robbery tod(...)
4/1/1969
Wearing leg chain, and with his hands handcuffed behind his back, bank robbery suspect is led away by policemen
Wearing leg chain, and with his hands handcuffed behind his back, bank robbery suspect is led away by policemen
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Kenora Policemen-Sgt. Robert Letain (left) and Constable Donald Milliard-examine pants Milliard was wearing when a bank robber was blown up by sticks (...)
Kenora Policemen-Sgt. Robert Letain (left) and Constable Donald Milliard-examine pants Milliard was wearing when a bank robber was blown up by sticks (...)
6/7/1973
dynamite went off. Police Knew the danger.The robber had even let them smell the dynamite and shown them the detonator he had made of two sticks with (...)
dynamite went off. Police Knew the danger.The robber had even let them smell the dynamite and shown them the detonator he had made of two sticks with (...)
5/10/1973
Shooting suspect is escorted to cells by police officer after a shoot-out in Scarborough following a bank robbery yesterday. Three police constables a(...)
Shooting suspect is escorted to cells by police officer after a shoot-out in Scarborough following a bank robbery yesterday. Three police constables a(...)
1/29/1971
Bullet-ridden van: Policeman holds the jacket discarded by bank robber who got away in Yorkville after police chased him and two accomplices in the black van shown in background
Bullet-ridden van: Policeman holds the jacket discarded by bank robber who got away in Yorkville after police chased him and two accomplices in the black van shown in background
3/12/1981