Gunfire near Canadian parliament kills one, wounds three

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One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in downtown Ottawa on ...

Police investigate a shooting incident in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

OTTAWA - One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, about a kilometer from parliament, police said. Police in the Canadian capital responded to reports of multiple gun shots at about 7:30 a.m. ET and three people were rushed to the hospital, a statement said.Local media cited police Inspector Francois D’Aoust saying it appeared to be a targeted shooting.

In 2014, a gunman attacked parliament and a soldier was fatally shot at a nearby war memorial. The attacker was shot dead by parliament security personnel, and the shooting was later classified as a terrorist attack.

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