That includes a number of items seized at 40 Craigmillar Ave. (Submitted photo)įorensic analysis of other potential evidence has also been hung up by the pandemic, according to RNC court filings. James - known to friends as Jamie - Cody, 47, was killed in July. 'The 9-mm magazine (empty) removed from the KelTec P-11 9-mm Luger handgun has been sent to the RCMP laboratory for further analysis because of COVID-19, forensic results have been delayed and have not been received at this time.' 'The KelTec P-11 9-mm Luger handgun has been sent to the RCMP laboratory for examination to determine if this is the firearm used in the homicide and to test for DNA samples because of COVID-19, forensic results have been delayed and have not been received at this time,' an RNC investigator wrote in documents filed at provincial court earlier this week. No charges have yet been laid, and the police need a court order to keep custody of those items. Next week, the RNC will be in court seeking permission from a judge to hold onto the gun, and other evidence seized during the homicide probe. was the subject of intense police interest as the investigation unfolded. It was found on a property on an adjacent street, located behind 40 Craigmillar Ave.

John's in the early morning hours of July 5.Īccording to police court filings, investigators seized a KelTec P-11 9mm Luger handgun on July 8, three days after the slaying. That's according to Royal Newfoundland Constabulary court filings obtained by CBC News.Ĭody's lifeless body was found on the pavement of Craigmillar Avenue in west-end St. Police investigators have found the weapon that may have been used to kill James Cody but say forensic analysis of the handgun has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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