Multiple shootings reported in Ottawa, Canada near Parliament

Oct 22, 2014

Multiple shootings reported in Ottawa, Canada near Parliament

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Canadian police backed by armored vehicles surrounded parliament in Ottawa on Wednesday after a soldier was shot while guarding the Canadian War Memorial. Witnesses said they saw a gunman running to the parliament building after the shooting. Heavily armed police raced to seal off the building and the office of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

: Police officers take cover near Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: The Conservative Party caucus room is shown shortly after shooting began on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, October 22, 2014, taken and provided by MP Nina Grewal. Ottawa police are looking for multiple suspects in the shooting incidents on Wednesday near the Canadian war memorial and nearby Parliament Hill, a spokesman said. (MP Nina Grewal/Handout)

: Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers is pictured in the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in this file photo from June 3, 2011. According to Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino, Vickers shot dead one of the suspects in the October 22, 2014 shooting incident on Parliament Hill. A gunman shot and wounded a soldier in Ottawa and then entered the country’s parliament buildings chased by police, with at least 30 shots fired. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers approach Centre Block on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness report. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: A Ottawa police officer holds up a length of police tape for pedestrians leaving the downtown area following shooting incidents in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa and a gunman was shot and killed in a nearby parliament building, media and witnesses reported. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

: RCMP and Ottawa police cruisers on Wellington St. stand guard after a shooting occurred at the National War Memorial near the Canadian Parliament October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada. Officials are investigating multiple reports of shootings and suspects after at least one gunman shot a Canadian soldier and then entered Canada’s Parliament building. (Mike Carroccetto/Getty Images)

: Armed RCMP officers head towards the Langevin Block on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports.(Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police officers take cover near Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police vehicles block a road near Parliament on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Michel Comte/Getty Images)

: A police officer closes off the scene near the Canada War Memorial following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: A police officer patrols the scene near the Canada War Memorial following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police officers patrol the scene near the Canada War Memorial following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers guard the front of Langevin Block on Parliament Hilll following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers approach Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers guard access to Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police officers guard Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers head in to Centre Block on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police guard a car on Parliament Hill thought to be the car of one of the suspects in a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: A police officer holds back the public from Canada’s National War Memorial as CPR is performed on a shooting victim in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A gunman shot and wounded a soldier in Ottawa and then entered the country’s parliament buildings chased by police, with at least 30 shots fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday. (Bill Curry/The Globe and Mail)

: Police officers and ambulance workers gather alongside the Canadian War Memorial following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: Police and paramedics transport a wounded Canadian soldier on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Michel Comte/Getty Images)

: Police and medical personel moving a wounded person into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. (Michel Comte/Getty Images)

: A Canadian soldier who was shot outside the war memorial on Parliament Hill in tended to in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday. The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged on the area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medical personnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. (Daniel Thibeault/CBC/Reuters)

: A Canadian soldier who was shot outside the war memorial on Parliament Hill in tended to in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday. The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged on the area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medical personnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. (Daniel Thibeault/CBC/Reuters)

: Armed RCMP officers race across a street on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

: RCMP officers close off streets near Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

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