| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gartner | Strathcona County | AB | 2 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
Firearm
No
Classification: reported
Incident Summary: On 2020, a murder-suicide occurred in Strathcona County, Alberta, resulting in the deaths of Lois Paterson-Gartner, 55, and her 13-year-old daughter Sarah Gartner. Their husband and father, Greg Gartner, 53, shot them before turning the gun on himself.
Well-Supported Details:
Unverified or Conflicting Claims:
Source Quality Notes:
Lois Paterson-Gartner, 55, and her 13-year-old daughter Sarah Gartner were killed in a homicide in Strathcona County. Their husband and father, Greg Gartner, 53, shot them before turning the gun on himself. The couple's 16-year-old son managed to escape the house and called 911.
A legal battle is underway between the estate of deceased Edmonton-area tax lawyer Greg Gartner and his former colleagues at Moodys Tax Law LLP. Gartner's professional corporation, G. Gartner Corporation (GGC), filed a statement of claim in Calgary Court of Queen's Bench seeking over $1 million from his former business associates. The defendants, including Moodys Tax CEO Kim Moody and two individuals, deny any wrongdoing and have filed a counter claim seeking millions from the estate. The lawsuit alleges that Gartner's former partners and colleagues refused to return GGC's capital investment and refused to pay out its share of profits.
A close friend of a family that lost a mother, daughter, and father in an apparent murder-suicide in Strathcona County is haunted by the question of how she could have helped. The friend, Kim Fiddes, knew the family for eight years and described the mother, Lois Paterson-Gartner, as a strong, committed individual who kept moving and changing and growing. Fiddes trained the family and became friends with them, describing Lois as a disciplined woman who cared deeply for her family and found time to make them healthy meals. The family's 15-year-old son escaped the home and called 911, and Fiddes is in close contact with him and his university-aged half-sister, who are struggling to piece their lives back together.