2 killed, 6 injured in taking pictures exterior Canada marriage ceremony reception venue

Two folks had been killed and 6 injured in a taking pictures exterior a marriage reception venue in Ottawa, Canada’s capital metropolis, police stated on Sunday.

The taking pictures occurred at 10:21 pm (native time) on Saturday when the victims had been attending a marriage reception at Infinity Convention Centre close to the Ottawa International Airport.

The police declared there have been no additional threats to public security a couple of hours after the taking pictures, Acting Duty Inspector Amy Bond was quoted by CBC News as saying.

The two deceased — 26-year-old Said Mohamed Ali and 29-year-old Abdishakur Abdi-Dahir — hailed from Toronto. They had been recognized on Sunday.

The six folks injured within the taking pictures weren’t in life-threatening situation, stated Ottawa paramedic spokesman Marc-Antoine Deschamps.

Describing the taking pictures as “tragic”, Bond stated there was no indication that the incident might have been hate-motivated. “This violence is tragic. It’s unacceptable. It’s disturbing for our entire community,” Bond stated.

The police official stated a probe was on and nonetheless in its early phases, including that no data indicated to this point whether or not the taking pictures focused “any specific community”.

So far, Ottawa police didn’t made any arrests and supply an outline of any suspects.

Gloucester-Southgate Councillor Jessica Bradley, who represents the realm the place the taking pictures occurred, termed the incident “terrible”, the CBC report stated.

“This has no place in our community. There is no tolerance for this kind of violence. I hope that those involved and those who may know something share with the police. And that we are able to solve this quickly,” Bradley stated.

The police have requested folks to strategy them if they’ve any details about the taking pictures or the suspects.

Edited By:

Prateek Chakraborty

Published On:

Sep 4, 2023