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Ottawa shooting suspect may have stopped over in Calgary

Global News has learned that the man accused in the shooting at Parliament Hill Wednesday may have been in Calgary before he traveled to Ottawa.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau has been identified as the gunman that shot and killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial in Ottawa Wednesday.

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Several residents at a shelter in Ottawa report that Zehaf-Bibeau stayed there for several days and he had traveled to Ottawa from Calgary.

Zehaf-Bibeau reportedly told residents at the Mission shelter that he had flown to Calgary from Vancouver  and then took a bus to Ottawa.

Residents at the shelter described the man as quiet and say he prayed at the shelter and washed his feet frequently.

READ MORE: Ottawa shooting suspect was staying at Ottawa Shelter

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