Gunman Attacks Parliament Hill In Ottawa, Canada, Kills A Soldier, Before He Was Killed

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Gunfire later broke out inside Parliament Hill's Centre Block, where one gunman was confirmed killed, reportedly by House of Commons Sgt.-at-Arms Kevin Vickers. Shots were fired outside the room where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing legislators, Reuters reports. The gunman was later identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 25, in reports by CBS News and CBC News, which confirmed the dead shooting suspect's identity, saying he was a Canadian born in 1982 and that he possessed a criminal recordin Quebec "dating back 10 years on some drug-related charges" and a criminal record in B.C. as well. An image of Zehaf-Bibeau was first posted on a Twitter account associated with the Islamic State militant group, but the account has since been suspended. The Globe and Mail reported that he had his passport revoked in recent months and that he had been known to authorities. Chaos broke out in downtown Ottawa Wednesday and a Canadian soldier was killed following a series of shootings on and around Parliament Hill. The mayhem started when a uniformed soldier standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was shot and wounded by an assailant who is believed to have hopped out of a Toyota Corolla. CPR was performed on the soldier, who the Globe and Mail later identified as Corporal Nathan Cirillo, 24, and he was transported to hospital by ambulance. CBC News and the Globe report that the soldier was a reservist who served in Hamilton from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada.

His death was confirmed at 1:45 p.m. by the Ottawa Police. Canada's Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenneytweeted his condolences to the family earlier in the afternoon.