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OCTOBER 23, 2014 | Volume 27 No. 126 kamloopsthisweek.com kamloopsthisweek kamthisweek
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Police and paramedics tend to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a 24-year-old reservist shot at the National War Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa yesterday (Oct. 22). A gunman opened fire — Cirillo later died in hospital — then moved to nearby Parliament Hill, where he was reportedly shot by Parliament’s sergeant-at-arms after wounding a security guard.
ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT
MP MCLEOD, SENATOR GREENE RAINE SAFE AFTER SOLDIER KILLED CAM FORTEMS, ADAM WILLIAMS AND DALE BASS
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Hearing gunshots immediately outside the room where she was meeting in Parliament, KamloopsThompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod said she feared a gunman would come through the door. McLeod remained with others late yesterday, in lockdown in the Parliament Buildings following shootings in Ottawa that left a Canadian soldier and his apparent shooter both dead.
In an emailed message to KTW, McLeod said MPs were instructed to be careful with public communication via Twitter. “The shooting happened right outside the door from where I was located. The first shot, you tried to identify what it was,” she said. The gunman shot and killed a soldier — Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, a 24-year-old reservist from Hamilton — standing guard at the National War Memorial across from Parliament. The gunman then went to Parliament Hill, where he was reportedly killed after trading shots with
Parliament’s sergeant at arms, Kevin Vickers. McLeod said the sound of gunshots was unmistakeable, but what wasn’t clear is what would come next. MPs do not have electronic communication in many of their meetings. “So, it took a while to have more clarity as to what was happening,” she said. “With multiple gunshots, it quickly became apparent that is was an attack of some sort. “You did not know if it was one or many shooters, but I did think they would be coming inside the door.” See B.C., A5
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