Ottawa police are investigating an early morning shooting in the ByWard Market near the intersection of George Street and ByWard Market Square. A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, paramedics said. This is Ottawa's 50th shooting of 2016, breaking the record set in 2014. Vendors in the square told CBC News there was little police presence when they arrived around 7 a.m.No real signs of the overnight shooting in the ByWard Market at this point of the morning. 27 y/o man shot multiple times around 3 a.m. pic.twitter.com/PP78oeErAB — @amkfooteOne Market vendor got here around 6:15 and said police were just finishing cleaning up.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2016 09:29 UTC