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2014 Canadian Parliament Shooting
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Background
On October 22, 2014, a shooting occurred in Canada's parliament building,[1] located in Ottawa, Canada. The parliament shooting came soon after three soldiers were shot near a war memorial located near the parliament building. One of the soldiers, Nathan Cirillo,[2] died from his injuries, while the shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was also killed on the scene. Terrorists ties have been suggested but not confirmed.
Notable Developments
Twitter Reactions
Many members of the Canadian parliament[3] sent out tweets on October 22, to inform others of their safety and the fact that parliament was on lockdown as a result of the shooting.
![377.png Jamie Nicholls Follow JPNichollsNPD We heard shots during our caucus, yelling and fled for safety. I am safe in lockdown RETWEETS 9 10:39 AM-22 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/852/713/377.png)
![be3.png Eve Adams, MP Follow MPEveAdams Shots fired just outside our caucus meeting. Am ok. RETWEETSFAVORITES 9 6 10:23 AM-22 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/852/715/be3.png)
![Parliament Shooting * Hélène Laverdière @HLaverdiereNPD Follow Difficult day in Ottawa. On lockdown. My thoughts are with the family of the fallen soldier. RETWEETS 7 11:36 AM-22 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/852/718/ebb.png)
The same day CBCOttawa's[5] Twitter account tweeted out a photo of the deceased shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.
![442.png CBC Ottawa Follow cocnews@CBCOttawa OTTAWA BREAKING This is a photo of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, gunman in this morning's shootings in Ottawa. #cbcOTT #OTTnews わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 1,446 327 6:23 PM-22 Oct 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/852/744/442.png)
Within 48 hours of the shooting, the hashtag OttawaShooting[6] was tweeted out over 170,000 times.
Top Comments
Ritza
Oct 23, 2014 at 07:07PM EDT
iotacom
Oct 23, 2014 at 11:12PM EDT