One Dead in Ottawa Shooting, Suspect Still At Large, Police Say

(Bloomberg) -- One person has died and three people have been transported to hospital with serious injuries in a shooting in downtown Ottawa, according to the city’s police force.

“Police were called to the scene after reports of multiple gun shots. Once on scene officers found several people injured,” Ottawa Police said in a statement early Wednesday.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said via Twitter that police haven’t arrested a suspect but consider the scene secure, and they believe the shooting was “targeted.”

A 15-year-old boy was among those taken to hospital and is in stable condition, CBC reported, citing the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

The major crimes unit of the Ottawa Police Service has taken over the investigation, according to the statement.

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