Soldier shot by gunman in Canada
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A GUNMAN shot a soldier at the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa yesterday and was then chased by police into the main parliament building, where at least 30 more shots were fired, according to media and witness reports.
CBC TV said that a suspected gunman was shot dead inside the government building, though it was not clear if he was acting alone. Ottawa police said they were looking for one or more suspects.
Parliament was locked down and Prime Minister Stephen Harper had left the building safely as police converged on the area.
Police and tactical teams had converged on the area.
The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medical personnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
The shooting came two days after an Islamic convert ran down two Canadian soldiers with his car, killing one, near Montreal, before being shot dead by police.
A construction worker on the scene said that he heard a gunshot, then saw a man dressed in black with a scarf over his face running toward parliament with a gun. The man stopped a black car at gunpoint and hijacked it, construction worker Scott Walsh said.
The driver got out safely, then the man drove the car to Centre Block on Parliament Hill, where construction work is under way.
The gunman rushed past a woman with a child in a stroller, who ran away screaming. He did not attack the woman or child, Walsh said.
Centre Block is the main building at Parliament Hill, a sprawling complex of buildings and open space in downtown Ottawa.
It contains the House of Commons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of some members of parliament, senators and senior administration for both legislative houses.
A Globe and Mail reporter in Centre Block tweeted that the building was under lockdown after “at least one shooter burst in and opened fire.”
A member of parliament, Mark Strahl, tweeted from inside parliament: “Very tense situation in Ottawa this morning. Multiple gunshots fired outside of our caucus room. I am safe and in lockdown. Unbelievable.”
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