At least one person has been injured in a shooting at the Ottawa War Memorial, and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. Below are images and reports from the scene.
We would like to remind the public that the current incident is on-going. If you have any information please contact local authorities.
— RCMP National Div (@RCMP_Nat_Div) October 22, 2014
Members of the public are asked not to post videos or photos of the on-going incident to ensure safety of first responders and the public
— RCMP National Div (@RCMP_Nat_Div) October 22, 2014
Shot from inside caucus room after shooting @ctvottawa #ottawashooting. pic.twitter.com/JjEWpnbUW7
— Graham Richardson (@grahamctv) October 22, 2014
Bomb detecting unit. Shooting on Parliament Hill. #Ottawa pic.twitter.com/dBuwgKb8qd
— Russ Hiebert (@HiebertRuss) October 22, 2014
Shooting on Parliament Hill. #ottawa pic.twitter.com/pt1hDKd0m3
— Russ Hiebert (@HiebertRuss) October 22, 2014
Liberal MP John McKay: this changes everything #cdnpoli #ottnews pic.twitter.com/z07CPwMZGq
— Vassy Kapelos (@VassyKapelos) October 22, 2014
Incidents occurred at National War Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament Hill this morning. #ottnews
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) October 22, 2014
#Ottpolice and @RCMPGRCpolice investigating several shooting incidents in downtown #Ottawa.
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) October 22, 2014
LOCKDOWN | Parliament, library main branch, U of O, downtown schools, Ottawa police HQ, CBC HQ, Rideau Centre, courthouse. #cbcOTT #OTTnews
— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) October 22, 2014
Increased precautions where I am. Security instructs us to stay away from windows. #shooting #parliament
— Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay) October 22, 2014
The scene from Ottawa http://t.co/aO700DweOW pic.twitter.com/5djATU47fs
— National Post (@nationalpost) October 22, 2014
All Ottawa Police stations are closed to public due to shooting at War Memorial. No public services available until further notice #ottnews
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) October 22, 2014
#RCMP advises if you are in downtown Ottawa to stay away from windows and off roofs due to ongoing police incident.
— RCMP (@rcmpgrcpolice) October 22, 2014
"I just saw him go down. I don't really know how bad he is," witness Bromley says of shooting victim
— Bill Curry (@curryb) October 22, 2014
Perimeter of crime scene keeps widening, police keep pushing people back #cdnpoli #ottnews
— Vassy Kapelos (@VassyKapelos) October 22, 2014
Shots fired during caucus meeting. at least 30 shots. MPs piled out. I'm safe with 2 colleagues but we're still at risk...
— Tony Clement (@TonyclementCPC) October 22, 2014
Appreciate our security staff here in t HoC who put themselves in harms way to protect us.Words cant express on a day like today. Thank you!
— Bob Zimmer MP (@bobzimmermp) October 22, 2014
Shots fired at War Memorial at 9:52am today; one person injured. More details to come when avaialble #ottnews.
— Ottawa Police Media (@OttpoliceMedia) October 22, 2014
RCMP advises people to stay away from Parliament Hill due to ongoing police incident.
— RCMP (@rcmpgrcpolice) October 22, 2014