


Multiple gunmen stormed the Canadian Parliament complex and the National War Memorial in Ottawa around 10am this morning Wednesday October 22nd and started shooting at people.
One soldier was killed (at the Canadian war memorial). According to eye witnesses, a gunman came down from a
car, walked up to the soldier and shot him dead. One of the shooters was later killed by police.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had to be evacuated from the government building, which is currently on
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had to be evacuated from the government building, which is currently on
lock down. Schools and the US embassy are also on lock down in Ottawa. No one/group has claimed responsibility
for what's going on there right now. Read the full story from CNN after the cut...
From CNN:
From CNN:
Wednesday morning's gunfire in the main Canadian Parliament building started in the foyer, and a second
He said several officers had weapons drawn, and most of the dozens of shots that he heard appeared to
have been fired by officers at the gunman.
When the shooting ended, a person was lying motionless on the ground near the library entrance, Wingrove
said.
There were "numerous gunmen" Wednesday morning at the Canada War Memorial shooting, said Marc
Soucy of the Ottawa Police Service. Authorities are working to figure out if there were two or three gunmen,
he said. Only one person was shot, Soucy said.
There were "several shooting incidents in downtown Ottawa" on Wednesday morning, police said on Twitter
. "Incidents occurred at National War Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament Hill." All Ottawa police
buildings remain on lock down and are closed to the public, police also said on Twitter.
There were two soldiers standing guard at the war memorial in Ottawa near Parliament, and a gunman shot
one of them, a witness told CNN on Wednesday. Peter Henderson, a journalist, said other soldiers doing drills
nearby ran to help the fallen soldier. Henderson said he knew the person shot was a soldier because of the
ceremonial uniform the soldier was wearing.
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