| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Brekka | Hamilton | ON | Yes | 2 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes | Yes |
Firearms
Landlord tenant dispute?
Classification: reported
Incident Summary:
On May 27, 2023, a 57-year-old landlord shot and killed his 27-year-old female and 28-year-old male tenants in a dispute over the state of the home in Stoney Creek, Hamilton. The landlord then barricaded himself inside the house and engaged in a standoff with police, lasting several hours. The landlord was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a police officer.
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Two tenants and a landlord are dead after a dispute in a residence near Hamilton.
Hamilton Police are investigating a double homicide in Hamilton, Ontario. The victims are a 27-year-old female and a 28-year-old male who were tenants at the residence where the incident occurred. The homicide is believed to be related to a landlord-tenant dispute. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has been contacted.
Hamilton Police investigated a double homicide in Stoney Creek on May 27, 2023. A 27-year-old female and 28-year-old male were found deceased at 322 Jones Road after a male shot them in a landlord-tenant dispute. The suspect, a 57-year-old landlord, barricaded himself in the residence with registered firearms and engaged in a standoff with police. The Special Investigations Unit has been contacted and is investigating the incident.
Two people, aged 27 and 28, were shot and killed by their landlord in a dispute over the state of the home in Stoney Creek, Hamilton. The landlord barricaded himself inside the house and a standoff with police ensued, lasting several hours. The landlord was killed in an exchange of gunfire with a police officer.
Police have identified an engaged couple who were shot dead after a dispute with their landlord near Hamilton. The incident is under investigation, and officials are working to determine the motive behind the fatal shooting.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) investigated the death of a 57-year-old man who shot his tenants and then engaged in a standoff with Hamilton Police Service (HPS) officers. The incident occurred on May 27, 2023, at a residence on Jones Road, Stoney Creek. The SIU was notified on May 28, 2023, at 12:29 a.m. and arrived on the scene at 1:35 a.m. The investigation involved 6 SIU investigators and 4 forensic investigators. The SIU collected 50 exhibits, including firearms, ammunition, and cartridges, for examination. The Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS) determined that the Scorpion carbine pistols and the DPMS Panther Arms rifle were prohibited firearms, and the modified detachable magazines were prohibited devices. The SIU concluded that the subject official's conduct was a cause of the incident under investigation.