Ottawa police say officers are investigating an overnight homicide.
Police said in a release that Meadowbrook Road was closed between Ridgebrook Drive and Cyrville Road for a shooting investigation at around 3 a.m., but offered no other details.
Investigators with the homicide unit say one person is dead but no other information about the victim or suspects is available at this time. Police later tweeted to say the victim was a man.
In a later release, police said they were first called to the area at around 12:50 a.m. on reports of gunshots. They found a man in a parking lot who had been shot and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
In a statement to CTV News Ottawa, Mayor Jim Watson's office said the mayor spoke with police chief Peter Sloly about the recent incidents.
The Ottawa Police Services Board is scheduled to meet at 12 p.m. Monday. An update on the police response to gun violence in the city is on the agenda.
"In the meantime, Mayor Watson stresses the importance of contacting the Ottawa Police Service or Crime Stoppers if they have any information on these acts of violence," the statement from the mayor's office said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
This is the fourth homicide in Ottawa in five days, following
a double-homicide at a strip mall on Alta Vista Drive that also resulted in a third person being injured, and
a homicide in the Gloucester area that left one man dead.
The Homicide Unit is currently investigating the shooting death of a male in the Cyrville Rd/Meadowbrook Rd area that occurred early this morning. Police are seeking witnesses and any information to assist with the investigation. Please contact Homicide at 613-236-1222 Ext 5493
— OPS Operations (@DutyInspector)
May 30, 2021
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