Ottawa Reeling as Soldier Dies After Attack at Parliament
The unprecedented attack raises terrorism concerns nationwide.
An Ottawa police officer runs across Wellington St. near the National War Memorial where a soldier was shot earlier in the day, just blocks away from Parliament Hill, on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Canada.
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Canada is reeling after a day of violence in the nation’s capital, including a shootout in its main legislature building and the gunning down of a soldier guarding the country’s war memorial.
Stores and office buildings in downtown Ottawa were locked down after the unprecedented attack, raising terrorism concerns nationwide. The gunman was known as Michael Zehef-Bibeau, according to a U.S. law enforcement official who spoke on condition they not be identified. He was killed by parliamentary security officials.