Soldier shot at Canadian War Memorial!

[Lynn49]

I just saw this, but details still sketchy...OMG!
So,dire shot in the chest, received CPR, taken to hospital...
Parliament is in lock-down....
Shooter shot the soldier, then ran into the centre-block, still not located..but 30 shots were fired there......

[Darth Penguin]

'm seeing reports that a shooter has been killed in the Parliment area

[Darth Penguin]

BBC..

Several shots have been fired at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, just steps from the nation's parliament. Witnesses reported seeing a man running toward the government buildings, where more shots were fired inside, according to witnesses.
A soldier has been wounded in the attack, Canadian media report.
The incident came hours after Canada raised its terror threat level from low to medium. A soldier was killed in a hit-and-run earlier in the week.
"Shots fired at War Memorial at 9:52am today; one person injured," Ottawa Police tweeted on Wednesday as a witness reported seeing authorities search from room to room for the suspect.
Additional shots were fired inside the parliament buildings, multiple news agencies and eyewitnesses reported.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper "is safe and has left Parliament Hill", his director of communications wrote on Twitter.

[Lynn49]

'm seeing reports that a shooter has been killed in the Parliment area

The shooter was killed?

[Darth Penguin]

CBC

Cabinet ministers, MPs and journalists in the buildings housing the House of Commons and Senate were in lockdown as police tracked the gunman.
The Prime Minister's Office says Stephen Harper is safe and not on Parliament Hill.
Police are still searching for the gunman, and have sealed off the area, moving bystanders and reporters to the nearby Chateau Laurier Hotel. Other witnesses were taken to the city's police headquarters.
New Democrat MP Hélène Laverdière said she heard 20 to 30 shots, and hit the floor. She and fellow MPs Charlie Angus and Rosane Doré Lefebvre were later led out of the Centre Block to safety.

[Darth Penguin]

https://twitter.com/btrottier/status/524930834051379200

[Lynn49]

Gah! Stupid ipad,,,how do I change the subject line, please?

[Natalka]

go to edit, then advanced

[Lynn49]

https://twitter.com/btrottier/status/524930834051379200

Thank you. Excellent. Would have been interesting to know if he acted alone or on behalf if a group...but at least it'll save the cost of prosecuting and imprisoning the monster.

[Natalka]

watching on cbc, and following live blog

[Darth Penguin]

The shooter was killed?

Mr Trottier's twitter claims that.

[Natalka]

shots were JUST fired by Chateau Laurier.

[TaraF]

This is horrible.

[Darth Penguin]

There was an attack on 2 soldiers yesterday causing the death of one in Quebec

Twenty-five-year-old Martin Rouleau, the now-deceased suspect in a deadly hit-and-run that killed one soldier and injured a second, was one of 90 people being monitored for potential terrorist activity and had his passport seized by RCMP.“What took place yesterday is clearly linked to terrorist ideology, and that’s why we’re offering the support of the INSET (Integrated National Security Enforcement Team) in the investigation,” said Steven Blaney Tuesday morning. “This is a terrible act of violence against our country, against our military, against our values.”

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is supporting the investigation, citing national security implications.
“There is reason to believe the event was the violent expression of an extremist ideology promoted by terrorist groups with global followings,” said spokesperson Tahera Mufti in a statement. “That something like this would happen in a peaceable Canadian community like Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu shows the long reach of these ideologies.”

[Natalka]

And it's caucus day, so MPs are all inside.

Gee, today the PM is to meet with Malala at a high school, then later is the awarding of her honorary citizenship - I'm thinking that might all change.