Landlord Fatally Shot Young Couple Over Tenant Dispute

According to authorities, a young couple who was living together was shot and killed by their landlord after an argument with the man who was 30 years older than them.

Police in Hamilton, Canada, got a report at around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday. When they got to the house located on Jones Road in Stoney Creek, Ontario, which is 45 miles south of Toronto, they found two deceased victims — a 27-year-old female and a 28-year-old male who were later identified by the Hamilton Police Service as Carissa MacDonald of Stoney Creek, but formerly of Huntsville, and Aaron Stone from Hamilton.

The suspect involved in the double homicide was the 57-year-old landlord who had allegedly committed the crime before police arrived, according to the Hamilton Police Service.

“The 57-year-old landlord barricaded himself in the residence with firearms that were registered to him. Hamilton Police Emergency Response Unit contained the area, while negotiators engaged in contact with the male in an attempt to peacefully resolve the incident,” police said. “At one point during the negotiations, the suspect fired at the Hamilton Police [armored] vehicle. The suspect later fired additional rounds, which resulted in an interaction with police.”

The threat was neutralized by the police and authorities say Special Investigations Unit was subsequently contacted and invoked their mandate over the investigation. It was unclear whether the suspect had been taken into custody alive.

Families of both victims have been notified, police said, and several witnesses have already been interviewed by the Homicide Unit and have been cooperative with the ongoing investigation as police continue to appeal for more witnesses.