
It took nine days for Nelson Getson to die.
The 38-year-old had been shot on Oct. 15 at his Ottawa rooming house, finally dying from his grievous injuries on Oct. 24. He went into the books as the capital’s 17th murder of 2025.

It took nine days for Nelson Getson to die.
The 38-year-old had been shot on Oct. 15 at his Ottawa rooming house, finally dying from his grievous injuries on Oct. 24. He went into the books as the capital’s 17th murder of 2025.