Police Operation at Ottawa’s Rideau Centre Mall Over, Investigation Ongoing

Police Operation at Ottawa’s Rideau Centre Mall Over, Investigation Ongoing
A police officer stands guard outside an entrance to the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 22, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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A police operation that sparked an evacuation of Ottawa’s largest mall Tuesday afternoon is now over, with one person in custody and an investigation ongoing.

In their latest update at 3:31 p.m. ET on Feb. 22, the Ottawa Police Service confirmed that the operation at Rideau Centre that lasted nearly three hours has been completed.