Two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting incident in Ottawa, Canada.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a convention hall where two separate wedding receptions were being held simultaneously, authorities said.
Ottawa police confirmed that fatalities were of two men, aged 26 and 29, both from Toronto.
Martin Groulx, police inspector, said police had no sign for now to suggest the shooting was a hate crime “related to race or religious beliefs.” “But we do not eliminate this option,” he added, specifying that the investigation had yet to determine a motive.
The two deaths from the shooting bring to 12 the number of homicides recorded in 2023 in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, which has a population of about one million.
Several Canadian cities have seen a marked increase in armed violence in recent years with increasingly frequent shootings, according to the Canadian government.
Source: Qatar News Agency