A 73-year-old Peterborough area man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his 70-year-old wife earlier today (August 22) in the parking lot of the Home Depot store on Lansdowne Street West in Peterborough.
Peterborough police held a media conference this afternoon where they announced that the woman, who had been airlifted by helicopter to a Toronto hospital, has died of her injuries.
Terrance Finn, 73, of the Peterborough area has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, Sandra Finn, 70, also of the Peterborough area.
He appeared in Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough this afternoon and remains in custody.
Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, police and emergency services personnel responded to reports of multiple gun shots in the parking lot of the Home Depot, where they found a woman in a vehicle with life-threatening injuries. They also located a man near the vehicle, who they arrested.
Witnesses reported hearing three or four gun shots and that, after shooting the woman, the shooter had placed a handgun on the hood of the vehicle and then waited for police to arrive.
@PtboExaminer paramedics working on a person at Home Depot this am pic.twitter.com/9UhFQa2i7t
— Joe Keating (@jojokeating) August 22, 2018
The woman who was shot was treated on scene by paramedics and then taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre. She was then transported by helicopter to a trauma centre in Toronto, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
Police had closed the parking lot while they investigated the shooting, but have since reopened it to the public.
The investigation is ongoing and police are seeking witnesses to the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Update August 23, 2018 – Police have released the name of the victim following notification of the next of kin.
