Shooter Reportedly at Large After Opening Fire Outside Canadian Parliament (UPDATED)
One soldier was shot Wednesday morning when at least one shooter opened fire on the War Memorial in Ottawa, adjacent to Canada’s Parliament Building. Government buildings were quickly placed on lockdown.
Early details were scant. 1-2 shooters were reported, and authorities said they had located one car belonging to the assailant(s).
Parliament Hill in lockdown after soldier shot at #Ottawa's War Memorial, just south of East Block.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 22, 2014
Shooter still on loose after uniformed soldier shot at #Ottawa's War Memorial, across road from Parliament. MP's being taken out of offices.
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) October 22, 2014
The shooting comes just after Canada upped its threat level, following an incident Monday in which two Canadian soldiers were run down by a driver believed to be a radical Muslim. One of the soldiers died.
UPDATE – 11:00 am: Watch the initial report from CNN below:
Mediaite will update this post as events develop. A live stream can be found here, via CBC News.
UPDATE: Reports are now emerging of multiple shots inside the Parliament building. Canadian authorities now believe they are dealing with 2-3 shooters:
CNN BREAKING: There were “numerous gunmen” at Canada War Memorial Shooting (either 2 or 3), says Marc Soucy, Ottawa Police Service
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) October 22, 2014
UPDATE 11:36 a.m.: The New York Times reported that the wounded soldier has died.
According to CBC, one gunman is reported dead inside the Parliament. Officials believe other suspects remain at large.
UPDATE 11:40 a.m.: Authorities reported that shots have been fired at a mall near the Parliament building:
BREAKING: Canada police say shots also fired at a mall near Parliament.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2014
[h/t CBC News]
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