The Ottawa Police Service continues to investigate a double homicide in the Alta Vista area on June 27.
The OPS received a 9-1-1 call at around 10:30 p.m. indicating people had been stabbed. Screaming could be heard in the background. When officers arrived at the scene on Anoka Street, they saw a man stabbing a woman. The man was ordered to drop his weapon and when he did not comply, three officers discharged their firearms and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Jasmine Ready, 15-years-old and Anne-Marie Ready, 50-years-old were both killed in this stabbing incident. A 19-year-old woman was also seriously injured.
The shooting is being investigated by the Ontario Special Investigations Unit.