Police looking for man in connection to ByWard Market murder
Posted Aug 14, 2016 07:13:06 AM.
Last Updated Aug 15, 2016 08:22:26 AM.
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OTTAWA – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in the ByWard Market early Sunday morning.
A man was shot multiple times just before 3:30 a.m. at the Sentral nightclub on Dalhousie at Clarence.
A patrol officer near the nightclub was alerted to the shooting after someone ran outside and told the officer.
Paramedics treated Omar Rashid-Ghader, 33, at the scene, but he was pronounced dead.
Police are looking for Mustafa Ahmed, 28, who police say should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you see Ahmed, police say you should call 911 immediately.
There were four shootings in the city over the weekend.