Breaking news from Ottawa, Canada, two shootings in the Parliament building


Two shootings rocked the heart of Canada's capital, Ottawa, today.  A Canadian soldier was fatally shot while guarding the National War Memorial and there was also gunfire inside the Parliament Building.

Here's what we know:
  • The soldier who died was a reservist, from Hamilton, Ontario, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports
  • Dozens of shots were fired inside Parliament -- many by security officers chasing a gunman -- ending with a motionless body near the Parliament's library, a journalist tells CNN
  • Earlier reports of shots fired near the Rideau Centre mall were not correct, police now say
  • At least one suspect is dead; no one else is in custody, according to police.

Source: CNN

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