Ottawa Homicide

• Ottawa homicide unit investigates death of man in Sunday shooting

  Ottawa police say one man is dead and another in hospital after a shooting early Sunday on Craig Henry Drive. They ask anyone who may have information to contact investigators.

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  Apr 6, 2025
  
• Ottawa mass killing suspect held in protective custody, lawyer says

  The 19-year-old man accused of killing six people in a suburban Ottawa row house last week has been placed in protective custody, his lawyer said Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2024
  
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• ‘He blocked us’: Man accused in Ottawa homicide changed recently, family says

  The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in what police call one of the worst mass killings in Ottawa’s recent history has family in the city who say his behaviour changed.

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  Mar 8, 2024
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• Ottawa wedding shooting: What we know about the incident that left 2 dead, 6 injured

  Two Toronto men are dead and six other men were injured, including an American, after a shooting outside of a wedding venue in Ottawa. Here's what we know about the incident.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2023
• Ottawa police identify 17-year-old victim in arson-related homicide investigation

  Ottawa police say officers responded to a "suspicious" fire on July 19 just after midnight.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2023
• Ottawa homicide officers investigating 74-year-old man’s death

  Ottawa police say an arrest has been made after the "suspicious death" of a 74-year-old man that's being investigated by the service's homicide unit.

  Crime

  May 10, 2023
• Suspect charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 87-year-old Ottawa man

  Officers were called to a home in the 800 block of Smyth Road on Friday at around 3 p.m. and found the man dead.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2022
• Ottawa Police Homicide Unit investigating fatal stabbing

  Police say officers located a badly wounded man in the 200 block of Hannah Street just before 6:30 a.m. on Saturday.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2022
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• Ottawa homicide investigators asking for public’s help to find ‘vehicle of interest’ in teen’s shooting death

  Ottawa police are asking for public tips about a blue Ford F-150 pickup truck, dubbed a “vehicle of interest” in shooting death of 16-year-old John Ndayishimiye on Elmira Drive.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Teen killed in ‘targeted’ west Ottawa shooting: police

  One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting just after 3 a.m. on Elmira Street in Ottawa's west end, police said Monday.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2021