c/ottawa · by cadekat@pawb.social · 3y

2 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Ottawa wedding reception

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-south-shooting-wedding-convention-centre-two-men-dead-6-others-injured-1.6956075

Ottawa police are investigating a Saturday night shooting at a wedding reception that left two Toronto men dead and injured six others.

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sbv@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

The deaths were Ottawa’s 11th and 12th homicides in 2023.

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BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y

Just to add a bit of context to that number:

Ottawa, with a homicide rate of 1.34 for every 100,000 people, ranked ninth out of the 12 largest cities in Canada. The city recorded 15 homicides last year, up from 12 in 2020.

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