Another shooting in Ottawa. This time on Sparks street involving a member of the RCMP.
Police and paramedics arrived around 9AM to find the Mountie shot.
The scene from behind police tape at Metcalfe and Queen as the ambulance departs pic.twitter.com/8ivOiIH4KZ
— Stu Mills (@StuMillsCBC) March 17, 2016
There are no reports that this shooting is connected to the rash of drug and crime shootings that have been plaguing Ottawa.
Media reports have confirmed that the RCMP has died of a self inflicted gun shot.