“We have conflicting evidence, conflicting accounts and that’s the type of thing we want to settle,” he said.įerguson described a chaotic scene as police and paramedics arrived and guests attempted to flee following the shootings. “The impact of the shooting on the families and friends at the wedding is tragic and far-reaching.”ĭunlop said they can’t yet confirm how many shooters were involved, which is why they need to hear from more witnesses, both those at the convention centre and others who live or were at restaurants nearby. “The shooting has shaken our city, our communities, and those that live in nearby neighbourhoods,” said Stubbs on Wednesday. Police said the investigation is in its early stages, with Chief Eric Stubbs calling it “very complex and very difficult.” They don’t stay in Montreal, they don’t stay in Ottawa, they don’t stay in Toronto.” “Because our criminals now don’t respect jurisdiction. “We have a lot of combined units across the province,” said Dunlop in the Wednesday press conference. Ottawa’s homicide unit is investigating the shooting in co-ordination with the guns and gangs units.ĭunlop said Ottawa police have also contacted Toronto police for assistance in the investigation.
Police said they believe this was a targeted event linked to “street level” activity, rather than a mass shooting intended to kill as many people as possible by firing into a crowd. One of the injured victims remains in the hospital in stable condition but the other five have been released, Ferguson said. Police said two of the six injured people had travelled to Ottawa from Ohio. The dead were identified as Said Mohamed Ali, 26 and Abdishakur Abdi-Dahir, 29, who had both travelled to Ottawa from Toronto for the wedding. Jamie Dunlop said he expects to find the handguns used were illegally smuggled into Canada though conflicting witness reports mean they can’t say yet how many shooters were involved. “It is clear that this could have been a much more deadly attack,” she said. Two weddings were taking place at the venue Saturday night, but all of the victims were attending the same wedding. She said at least 50 shots were fired into the crowd. “We’re imploring people to consider the victims, their families and the community at large who’s been affected by this horrific attack,” said Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson. Ottawa police held a news conference Wednesday pleading with witnesses to co-operate. outside the Infinity Convention Centre in the city’s south end. 2 when shots were fired just after 10 p.m. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept. A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don’t think the victims were the intended targets.
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