Update: Hmmm …. coincidence?
Heroine Malala Yousafzai was due to get Canadian citizenship today from PM Harper. This is no coincidence. pic.twitter.com/azNp20sSdw
— David Jack Smith (@davidjacksmith) October 22, 2014
Update: CBC and ABC both report that the shooting at Rideau Centre is a separate attack:
THIS —> @cbcsaltzman: #BREAKING CBC TV: police confirm shooting at Rideau Centre Mall
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) October 22, 2014
That may be why Ottawa PD is looking at “two or three gunmen.” That strongly suggests a coordinated attack, not a lone-wolf nutcase.
Update: CNN offers this map of the incidents thus far:
Map of areas where Ottawa shootings were reported: National War Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament Hill. pic.twitter.com/NcfNCR5VCV
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 22, 2014