A shooting broke out in the parking lot of a reception venue where two weddings were taking place, for no reason yet established, according to the police.
Two people were killed and six injured Saturday night in Ottawa in a shootout in the parking lot of a reception venue where two weddings were taking place, police said, who do not rule out any leads. “I heard rapid gunfire, screaming, and then there was a pause before at least 15 or 16 more shots were fired“, told AFP Nico, 28, who wishes not to disclose his last name. Two men, ages 26 and 29, living in Toronto, were killed, Ottawa police said. Americans are also among the six injured, she said, adding that their lives are not in danger.
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The shooting occurred at 10:21 p.m. (local time) in the parking lot of a convention center in the south of the city, where two separate wedding receptions were being held simultaneously. “It was chaos. People ran away in all directionscontinued the witness, adding that the police had been deployed quickly and in large numbers to the scene. The police did notNothing“as evidence confirming or suggesting that the shooting is a hate crime”related to race or religious beliefs“, told AFP Martin Groulx, police inspector. “But we do not eliminate this option“, he added.
Several Canadian cities have seen a marked increase in gun violence in recent years with shootings “more and more frequent“, according to the Canadian government. Since 2009, the country has seen an 81% increase in violent gun crime.