UPDATE: Ottawa Police say that one man is in custody following the incident at the Rideau Centre, and a police operation is still underway.
One person is in custody, the police operation in ongoing.
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 22, 2022
Une personne arrêtée, l'opération policière continue. https://t.co/HU4MgjcuKn
Original article below.
Police are outside of the Rideau Centre in Ottawa after reports of a man with a gun on the second floor, though police have not confirmed what is currently ongoing.
The Centre is currently being evacuated, according to Althia Raj of CBC. Police say "it’s an emergency." Multiple sources have confirmed that employees were told to evacuate.
Police tweeted that "an ongoing police operation" was taking place, and for people to "avoid Dalhousie Street to the Canal and the Mackenzie King Bridge."
Due to an ongoing police operation, please avoid Dalhousie Street to the Canal and the Mackenzie King Bridge.
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 22, 2022
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En raison d'une opération policière en cours, veuillez éviter la rue Dalhousie vers le canal et le pont Mackenzie King.
Witnesses say there’s a man with a gun inside the Rideau Centre. Large police presence outside the mall. Officers with their guns drawn @ctvottawa pic.twitter.com/4xxRn4dLrx
— Matt Skube (@mattskubeCTV) February 22, 2022
A huge line of police trucks is back downtown as reports say there’s an emergency at the Rideau Centre mall pic.twitter.com/1BgMwKup63
— Brian Platt (@btaplatt) February 22, 2022
Some Breaking Ottawa news: I went to the Rideau Centre Mall to grab lunch, we were just told to leave immediately, heavily armed Ottawa Police have arrived on scene. pic.twitter.com/RsXTugChRk
— Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) February 22, 2022
"Employees have been told to leave Rideau Centre. Patrons told to run up Sussex and away from building. Heavily armed police seen outside," reported Graham Richardson of CTV News.
The Rideau Centre just reopened to the public on Tuesday. Power has reportedly been cut to the centre as well.
Earlier, police deleted a tweet stating that the incident was related to a shoplifter with a weapon, who was arrested.
Police now say that one person is in custody.
UPDATE | Ottawa police say one person is in custody as they investigate an incident at the Rideau Centre. They say the police operation in the area continues. #OttNews
— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) February 22, 2022
Why did you delete this @OttawaPolice pic.twitter.com/N2PljP6CAY
— Chris Tomlinson (@TomlinsonCJ) February 22, 2022
Local radio station KISS 105.1 said that the call was related to a shoplifter with a weapon, and that there was no threat to the public.
BREAKING: Situation at Rideau Centre was a Shoplifting Call With a potential carried weapon (unconfirmed), OPS Say there was no Public Threat.
— KiSS 105.3 Ottawa (@kissottawa) February 22, 2022
*phewf*
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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