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Gun used in southern Ontario murder-suicide was owned by suspect: police

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police say a gun used in what they have called a murder-suicide at a southern Ontario chiropractic clinic was legally owned by the suspect.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police say a gun used in what they have called a murder-suicide at a southern Ontario chiropractic clinic was legally owned by the suspect.

Halton regional police say David Williamson, 44, owned a small calibre handgun that was allegedly used in the incident.

Chiropractor Ferdinand Mejilla, a 50-year-old father of five, died in hospital after being shot at his clinic in Burlington in mid-March.

Police say Williamson shot and killed himself afterward.

They say Williamson did not have any criminal contact with the force. 

Williamson was a one-time patient of Mejilla.

The Canadian Press

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