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Ottawa Police Respond to Shooting With One Dead and at Least 2 Injured ‘Targeted’ Shooting in Ottawa Leaves One Dead and at Least 3 Injured, Police Say
(about 1 hour later)
At least one person was killed and two others injured in a shooting in Ottawa on Wednesday, the authorities in the Canadian capital said, as they warned residents to stay away from the area. At least one person was killed and three others injured in a shooting on a residential street in Ottawa on Wednesday, the authorities in the Canadian capital said.
The Ottawa Police said in a statement on Twitter that they had responded to the shooting on the 400 block of Gilmour Street, about half a mile from Parliament Hill, the home of the country’s legislature. Reports of the shooting came in before 8 a.m. ET. Though initial alerts sent out around 8 a.m. ET suggested a gunman was at large on the 400 block of Gilmour Street, near the city center, the Ottawa Police later said they believed it was a “targeted shooting” that unfolded both inside and outside a home.
About an hour later, the police said they were still looking for at least one gunman. “It wasn’t an active shooter running around shooting people,” said Constable Amy Gagnon of the Ottawa Police. “It was targeted.”
Three people were taken to a trauma center in serious condition, according to Marc-Antoine Deschamps, the acting operations commander for the Ottawa Paramedic Service. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, the police said. She said the police were still investigating what led to the shooting, which occurred about half a mile from Parliament Hill, the home of the country’s legislature. The police said they were still looking for at least one gunman.
Two people were brought to the Ottawa Hospital and were in critical condition, said Michaela Schreiter, a spokeswoman for the hospital. And a 15-year-old boy was brought to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, said Patrick Moore, a hospital spokesman. The boy is in stable condition, Mr. Moore said.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, the police said.
The shooting was reported on a residential street near a commercial area in the Centretown neighborhood lined with casual restaurants, big retail stores and grocers.The shooting was reported on a residential street near a commercial area in the Centretown neighborhood lined with casual restaurants, big retail stores and grocers.
Maria Cramer contributed reporting.Maria Cramer contributed reporting.