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The suspected perpetrator died after “interacting” with police officers who arrived at the scene, Ottawa police said. Police said officers responded to reports of a knife with multiple casualties at 10:30 p.m. Monday at an address at 1200th Street, just off Bank Street south of Heron Road. At the scene, two people were found dead and another person sustained multiple stab wounds. This person remains in the hospital. The stabbings are being investigated by homicide detectives. OTAWA. JUNE 28, 2022 A man speaks to police before being allowed to enter the house next to it on Anoka Street, where Ottawa police and the SIU are investigating three deaths. Photo: Julie Oliver / Postmedia The third fatality, that of the suspected perpetrator who was allegedly shot by police officers who arrived at the scene, is carried out by the Special Investigation Unit, the police guard of the province. In a statement Tuesday morning about the initial findings, the SIU says Ottawa police shot dead a man who did not let go of the knife he used to stab a woman on the street, also hitting the woman with shots.
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The woman’s gunshot wound was not life-threatening, the Special Investigation Unit said. The bodies of two other women were found nearby. A 911 dispatcher heard screams when a call came from a house on Anoka Street that someone had been stabbed, the SIU said in a preliminary report on Tuesday. Officers arriving in Ottawa saw a man stabbing a woman on the street outside Bank Street south of Heron Road. Three officers fired their weapons when he did not follow their orders to drop the knife, the SIU said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, SIU reported. The woman was taken to hospital. Two investigators and two medical examiners assigned to the case are now confirming the identities of the man and woman, the SIU said. Three Ottawa police officers have been named as investigators and six others as witnesses. An autopsy will be performed on the man on Wednesday. Anyone with information, including videos and photos, was asked to contact the lead researcher at 1-800-787-8529 or The SIU’s mandate is to investigate when police actions may have resulted in a person being killed, seriously injured, sexually assaulted or shot. More follow
