http://www.vancouversun.com/news/dead+Ottawa+mall+shooting/5612267/story.htmlOTTAWA — Two people are confirmed dead in a shooting at the Gloucester Centre Mall in Ottawa's east end.
According to police, reports about shots being fired began to come in some time around 8:30 p.m.
There was no immediate report on the sex or age of those who were killed.
Access to the mall has been restricted and the parking lot quickly was filled with dozens of police cars.
Evan Jaudziekars, who works in the mall as a server at the Mongolian Village Grill, said people in the building have told him the shooting took place in or near the Caribbean Exposure tanning salon.
A woman interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen said her 19-month old child and her mother were in a store right across from the salon where the shooting is believed to have happened.
Her mother and child were kept in the store as police responded.
"They had to stop them, which has me shaken up," said the woman who didn't want her name used. "My mother heard five shots."
Ahmed Hammoud was walking into the mall parking lot when he heard gun shots.
"It's pretty crazy. This is the first time I've seen so many police cars at the same time. I see more than four cars at the same time and it's serious."
People who were inside the mall at the time of the shooting were visibly shaken. A woman sat near the crime scene as she called for a ride, tears streaming down her face.
Three ambulances left the scene Shortly before 9 p.m.
Trever Proulx, the assistant manager at the Mongolian Village Grill, said police ordered the mall and all its outlets to close following the shooting.
"They came around and said to shut everything down," he said.
Proulx said he closed and locked the doors of the restaurant, but was allowed to leave customers to finish their meals.
Ottawa Citizen, with files from Meghan Hurley
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