Police are investigating multiple reports of shootings and suspects after at least one gunman shot a soldier and sprinted toward Canadas Parliament building, sending bystanders and members of parliament scrambling for safety, Ottawa police said Wednesday. Canada has raised the terror threat level in the country from low to medium following a deadly lone-wolf attack on two soldiers and an increase in general chatter from Islamist groups such as Isis [Islamic State] and al-Qaida. Police confirmed a man opened fire at the National War Memorial outside the government complex shortly before 10 a.m., hitting a soldier who was standing guard. Witnesses say shots rang out when the man then entered the Parliament building, where members were holding meetings. Ottawa police are now investigating shootings at the war memorial, the Parliament building and the Rideau Centre shopping center — all within blocks of each other. Ottawa police Constable Marc Soucy could not verify whether police are looking for multiple shooters or whether a gunman had been shot and killed, as some media outlets were reporting. He only said the response was ongoing throughout Ottawa. usatoday/story/news/world/2014/10/22/canadian-parliament-shots-fired/17712907/
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:05:42 +0000
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