Parts of Canada's capital are in lockdown after a gunman shot a soldier dead at a war memorial, then ran into the parliament building where he exchanged gunfire with police, Radio New Zealand reports.
One gunman has also been killed. Armed police are looking for one or more suspects.
More shots were fired outside a nearby shopping centre in Ottawa.
At a press conference, police said the situation was “ongoing” and “fluid”.
The incident began when soldiers guarding the memorial came under fire this morning.