One member of the Canadian Armed Forces was killed Wednesday in a series of shootings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, as was one gunman. A parliamentary guard was also shot in the leg. The suspect was later identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a 32-year-old Canadian native, and the deceased Canadian soldier as 24-year-old Corporal Nathan Cirillo.
Scene of the monument before the incident (@kamakazi19982)
The incident began after a shooter opened fire at Cirillo just before 10 a.m. EDT. Reports indicate the victim was standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the National War Memorial. He was taken to the hospital with injuries, where he later died. Two other patients were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition on Wednesday.
Police officers arrived quickly to lock down Parliament, asking anyone remaining in the building and surrounding area to lay on the ground as authorities searched the building. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported dozens of soldiers were patrolling the exterior of the building.
An eyewitness told The Globe and Mail that the shooter “got away” after the first shooting at the Memorial, and described the suspect as having long, dark hair. Another eyewitness told the CBC that the shooter was male, tall, thin, wearing a black-and-white headscarf, and carrying a long gun. Police did not confirm whether they were able to retrieve a weapon.
The suspect’s car, which did not have license plates, remained onsite throughout the morning, parked at the entrance of the War Memorial. A third witness reported seeing two suspects, one with black hair and a bandana and dressed in a long, brown coat, and a second who stayed in the car.
At 10:53 a.m., a reporter for the CBC was told that gunmen were on the roof of a building on Parliament Hill with “brandished weapons.” That reporter also noted that there is a heavily wooded area near Parliament Hill, and at least one gunman appeared to be moving east away from the shooting location. At a police briefing Wednesday afternoon, the Ottawa Police Service did not confirm whether another suspect was still on the loose, noting only that because the investigation was ongoing they could not disclose details regarding the potential additional gunman. Officers urged citizens to call a hotline if they observed anything unusual over the coming days.
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Story: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/shooter-canadian-parliament/381767/