Canada shooting suspects on the loose as Parliament gunman is shot dead

A gunman has been shot dead inside Canada’s parliament after dozens of shots were fired inside the building, according to media and eyewitnesses. Police are actively looking for one or more suspects, and earlier police told the AFP news agency that one or more, possibly up to three, shooters were feared to be on the roof of the parliament building. It came after a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial was reportedly wounded after shots were fired. Shots have also now been reported at a hotel in the city.

Gunman at Parliament’s Centre Block has been shot and killed.

Bernard Trottier, a conservative member of the Canadian parliament, on Twitter

Armed forces bases across the country are being closed to the public in the aftermath of the shooting, according to CBC TV. A construction worker at the parliament told the Reuters news agency he heard a gunshot, and then saw a man dressed in black with a scarf over his face running towards the building with a gun. Police have warned people in Ottawa to stay away from windows and roofs. The wounded soldier, who was standing guard at the National War Memorial, has been taken away in an ambulance. The shooting comes two days after an Islamic convert ran down two Canadian soldiers near Montreal, killing one of them.