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Police from toy gun to body of man shot police last night is measured by Staff Sgt
Police from toy gun to body of man shot police last night is measured by Staff Sgt

Police from toy gun to body of man shot police last night is measured by Staff Sgt

Date8/15/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police from toy gun to body of man shot police last night is measured by Staff Sgt. newsome. Police said a constable shot man in chest and abdomen on Ossington Ave. after he pulled what appeared to be snub-nosed revolver from under shirt when policemen called for him to stop.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120699F
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
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