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Today in History: Ottawa downtown locked down after Parliament Hill shootings

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

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On 22 October 2014, gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial and then entered the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, killing himself after a shootout with six RCMP officers. The attack triggered an immediate lockdown of Ottawa’s downtown core and nearby schools as police searched for further threats.

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On 22 October 2014, gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial and then entered the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, killing himself after a shootout with six RCMP officers. The attack triggered an immediate lockdown of Ottawa’s downtown core and nearby schools as police searched for further threats.