Two people have died following two shooting incidents at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill Wednesday morning, Ottawa Police confirmed in a press release statement.
Two confirmed dead after downtown shooting
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Month: October 2014
Shootings shock residents as city centre shuts down
Much of Centretown became a lockdown zone on Wednesday after a soldier guarding the National War Memorial was shot dead by a man believed to have then stormed Parliament Hill and wounded a House of Commons security guard before being killed in a shootout with police.
Downtown under lockdown as police search for multiple shooters
Ottawa Police confirmed that a soldier has been shot at the War Memorial on Elgin Street this morning.
Somerset ward ranks fourth in advanced voting turnout
More than 2,400 Somerset Ward residents cast their ballots during the city’s advanced polling days, according to official numbers from the City of Ottawa.