Ottawa Civic Hospital is now confirming two victims are at the hospital. One is confirmed shot. Both victims have non-life-threatening injuries. There is no word on the identity of the victims or if one of them is the Canadian soldier who was shot at the National War Memorial. There is now confirmation the shooting was near the Rideau Centre and not inside. Many of the stores are in lock-down and there is police presence in the halls. NORAD has increased the number of planes on high alert status in case they are needed in the area of Parliament Hill.
Our local MP Barry Devolin has been confirmed safe inside Parliament Hill. His Executive Assistant, Jamie Schmale has confirmed Devolin is under police guard. Click here for more.
(Written by: Marie Cassidy)