Man killed in east end triple shooting
Posted Mar 23, 2012 12:31:36 PM.
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Ottawa Police are now confirming that a man has died in the shooting at Borthwick Avenue Friday morning.
Two men remain at hospital with injuries.
Police are not releasing the identity of the victim.
The shooting took place in the 800 block of Borthwick Avenue around 11:45 a.m.
Four schools were put in “secure school” mode for less than an hour as a precaution, including
Manor Park Public School, Rideau High School, Queen Elizabeth Public School and Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Alexandria is a grade 11 student at Rideau High School that is located less than 5 minutes away from where the shooting happened.
She tells 1310News she was terrified when the school went into secure mode.
After several hours, police lifted the yellow tape for the Coroner who came and collected the victim’s body.
Police were very tipped lipped at the scene and refused to give any details to media or the neighbours that stood peering at the crime scene.
The RCMP and Gatineau police arrested a suspect during during a vehicle stop.
But according to reports police are still hunting for a second shooter.
The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Section is investigating.
