A Canadian soldier has been shot across the street from Canada’s Parliament building in Ottawa and his status is unknown at this time. The shooting comes less than a week after an islamist with connections to ISIS hit and killed a Canadian soldier with a vehicle.
The shooter is presently on the run and it’s unclear at this time where he or she may be. Reports of a second shooting are unconfirmed but RCMP has now locking down an eight block radius of Parliament and is searching the Parliament building itself now.
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Police say the shooter is on roof of building at Metcalfe and Sparks 1 block from Parliament Hill #ottnews #cbcott pic.twitter.com/ZZiMUgj69H
— Jamie Long (@cbcjlong) October 22, 2014
RT @OmarCBC: Police say shooter on roof of parliament and ask media to stay back. #ottnews
— CBCOttawaMorning (@OttawaMorning) October 22, 2014
More shots fired just off Parliament Hill. Police telling everyone to take cover.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 22, 2014
@matttbastard Gunman was shot by Sergeant-at-Arms Vickers
— Bernard Trottier (@btrottier) October 22, 2014
Gunman at Parliament's Centre Block has been shot and killed
— Bernard Trottier (@btrottier) October 22, 2014
A body outside ground at library of parliament pic.twitter.com/gtxWamyWmQ
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 22, 2014
2 gunned down in Ottawa – 1 in front of war memorial, 1 in front of Library of Parliament (Centre Block Parliament Hill) Gunman still loose
— Armine Yalnizyan (@ArmineYalnizyan) October 22, 2014
One security guard said that it appears one officer may have been shot but we have no way to confirm that.
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 22, 2014
RCMP emergency response team en route. Another shot. pic.twitter.com/wyanUE9AxX
— Tonda MacCharles (@TondaMacC) October 22, 2014
Ottawa update: - Shooting at Ottawa's War memorial, police confirm - Reports: Shots heard inside nearby parliament building
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 22, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 shots fired at Ottawa War Memorial. One soldier confirmed shot – http://t.co/wiPaKVPSDb pic.twitter.com/vwxeqj8xe9
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) October 22, 2014
Police say they have located car belonging to suspect in #Ottawa shooting. Uniformed soldier shot at War Memorial, condition unknown.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 22, 2014
Ottawa shooting: Canadian soldier shot at National War Memorial http://t.co/SyhnG5dTWB pic.twitter.com/MSyzvBMhXX
— The Independent (@Independent) October 22, 2014