Uniformed soldier attacked at National War Memorial, PMO says Harper not on the Hill
By Dean Beeby, CBC News Posted: Oct 22, 2014 10:02 AM ET
A man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, and witnesses said there were further shots fired in Centre Block on nearby Parliament Hill.
It was not immediately known if there were further injuries.
Alain Merisier, who works at the cafeteria in the Parliament building, told CBC News that said he saw a man in a car at the Centre Block with a long gun.
Witnesses said they then heard shots fired, and there was an unconfirmed report of a person injured outside the Library of Parliament.
Police confirmed the shooting at the War Memorial, and sealed off the area while the injured soldier was given emergency medical aid. He was later put into an ambulance
CBC TV, CBC Radio, CTV News Network, Sun News, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel WENT LIVE WITH THIS VERY FLUID BREAKING NEWS STORY.
ONE SHOOTER CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER A SHOOTOUT INSIDE THE CENTER BLOCK OF PARLIAMENT. SOLDIER SHOT AT WAR MEMORIAL DID NOT SURVIVE.
DRAMATIC SOUND OF THE FIREFIGHT CAPTURED BY A GLOBE & MAIL REPORTER IS HERE
