Mayhem in Canada: Multiple Shooting Attacks

[Breaking news update, posted 11:59 a.m. ET]

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.

[Previous news update, posted at 11:41 a.m. ET]

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 lockdown and are closed to the public, police also said on Twitter.

[Previous story, posted at 11:31 a.m. ET]

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.

Comments

[Kure'i]

Did MSNBC blame it on the Canadian Tea Party yet?

Let's observe which word will be conspicuously evaded in describing the most likely "radicalized" perpetrators.

[mad.casual]

Only one word?

[Anon E. Mouse]

More offerings from the "religion of peace", no doubt.

[Bean Counter]

But...they have strict gun control laws, so these kind of shootings are UNPOSSIBLE!

[murphywu]

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