Summary: According to news from Agence France-Presse, on the evening of the 2nd local time, a shooting occurred at a wedding scene in Ottawa, Canada, resulting in 2 deaths and 6 injuries.
According to news from Agence France-Presse, on the evening of the 2nd local time, a shooting occurred at a wedding scene in Ottawa, Canada, resulting in 2 deaths and 6 injuries.
According to reports, when the shooting occurred, two weddings were being held at the venue, and shocked guests evacuated to safety.
One guest revealed, “There were about 15 or 16 gunshots, very fast gunshots, and then screams.” He also said, “It was chaos, people had no sense of direction, (people) were everywhere.”
Ottawa police confirmed the shooting killed two men, aged 26 and 29, both from Toronto, Canada. The police also said that among the six injured were Americans, none of them were life-threatening.
Regarding the motive of the crime, the police stated that it is not ruled out that the shooting incident is related to a hate crime, and a detailed investigation is currently underway.
According to reports, since 2023, there have been 12 homicides in Ottawa. The report quoted the Canadian government as saying that in recent years, armed violence in several Canadian cities has increased significantly, and shooting incidents have become more frequent. Since 2009, gun violence crimes in the country have increased by 81%.
2 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at Canadian wedding
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2023-09-04 02:41:33
