Attack on #Ottawa: Dead soldier and gunman identified

The first suspected shooter at the Ottawa Shooting incident has been identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a man in his early 30s who was known to Canadian authorities.

Just after his name was released, an ISIS Twitter account posted the above picture claiming it was the Ottawa shooter. An hour later, the account was suspended.

He was recently designated a “high-risk traveller” by the Canadian government and had his passport seized – the same circumstances surrounding the case of Martin Rouleau-Couture, the Quebecker who was shot Monday after running down two Canadian Forces soldiers with his car.

While the soldier that was killed was Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, according to his aunt. Cpl. Cirillo, who was a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, a regiment of Reserve Forces based in Hamilton, was training to join the Canada Border Services Agency, his aunt told The Globe and Mail.

Cpl. Nathan Cirillo

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