One dead, one injured in double shooting
No word on the identities of the victims or the suspect, police say shooter at large
A double shooting Sunday evening left a man dead and a woman injured in the city ’s south end, police said.
Dozens of police vehicles descended on the townhouse at 5 Patola Pvt. after police reported an “active shooting ” around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.,
There was no immediate word on the identities of the victims or the search for a suspect.
Other neighbours said the shooter remained barricaded inside a residence.
Police snipers lay on the street, shielded by parked cars with rifles seemingly trained on a target.
Police expanded the crime scene to include the entire length of Cahill Drive east of Albion Road around 9 p.m.
OC Transpo sent two buses for residents who were told they could not immediately return to their homes.
Police initially said the shooter remained at large but his whereabouts could not be verified.
The male victim was shot in the head and was dead when police arrived.
The shooting happened following an argument, according to neighbours who gathered at the scene near the intersection of Albion Road and Cahill Drive.
One man who said he was a friend of the victim said the man was outside cooking on a barbecue when the suspect approached. The witness said he heard an argument escalating, then heard “multiple shots.”
The witness declined to give his name and would not identify the victims.
Another woman at the scene said she was communicating with the family of the female victim, and said the woman was undergoing surgery to remove her spleen. She was reportedly shot in the abdomen.
Paramedics took her to the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital.
Others at the scene expressed concern for children who were inside a neighbouring unit when the shots were fired.
A large police presence remained in the area.