Two Adults, Four Children Found Dead in Ottawa-Area Home

A police officer and a member of the coroner's office talk at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa on March 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Ottawa police say four children and two adults are dead and a seventh person is injured after what the police chief is describing as an attack by a “lone actor” in an Ottawa suburb Wednesday night.

Police chief Eric Stubbs told CBC News in an interview that it was a “mass shooting,” but an Ottawa police spokeswoman is not confirming the weapon.