Our Local MP Barry Devolin has been confirmed safe inside Parliament in the shootings unfolding in Ottawa right now.
His Executive Assistant, Jamie Schmale spoke with Devolin’s wife this morning and she confirmed he called her to say he was safe.
The follow is tweets sent by Schmale:
Barry & his caucus colleagues are safe under police guard.Connie in Barry’s Ottawa office is locked in his office, a little rattled but safe
— Jamie Schmale (@Jamie_Schmale) October 22, 2014
Barry’s Ottawa office is located in Centre Block. Connie tells me the gunfire has stopped but police are still searching the building.
— Jamie Schmale (@Jamie_Schmale) October 22, 2014
Caucus meeting rules require that all smartphones be left out of the room so communication between trapped MP’s and Senators is limited.
— Jamie Schmale (@Jamie_Schmale) October 22, 2014
Connie reports that staff members on the 4th floor of Centre Block have been moved to one room with a heavily armed police officer guarding
— Jamie Schmale (@Jamie_Schmale) October 22, 2014