OTTAWA, CAN. (THECOUNT) — Police in Ottawa say “many injuries” have been reported following a shooting in the central part of the city.
Officials say they are responding to a mass shooting incident in the 400 block of Gilmour Street.
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Police in Ottawa say multiple individuals have been reported injured after a shooting in the central part of the city, reports OttawaMatters.
Police say a coordinated response is underway.
Fatalities are unknown at this time.
Here's a map showing the neighbourhood where the shooting occurred in downtown Ottawa: pic.twitter.com/MWaVUCu4eg
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) January 8, 2020
Police are urging people to avoid the area.
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Geo quick facts: Ottawa is Canada’s capital, in the east of southern Ontario, near the city of Montréal and the U.S. border. Sitting on the Ottawa River, it has at its centre Parliament Hill, with grand Victorian architecture and museums such as the National Gallery of Canada, with noted collections of indigenous and other Canadian art. The park-lined Rideau Canal is filled with boats in summer and ice-skaters in winter – wikipedia.