Police say one person was taken to hospital with a non-life threatening injury after a shooting at Tanger Outlets in Kanata around 3:45pm on Boxing Day. Here’s a collections of tweets from journalists, shoppers and store employees.
Guns and gangs investigating shooting at Tanger Outlet. Minor injury to one person. Two people in custody. MP 1077
— OPS Operations (@DutyInspector) December 26, 2014
This block of Tanger is blocked off. Other stores remain open and people continue to shop. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/7FJ9XIXwwu
— Robyn Miller (@RobynMillerCBC) December 26, 2014
Police interviewing witnesses at the food court. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/M4lCoDpbLv
— Robyn Miller (@RobynMillerCBC) December 26, 2014
Police checking parking lot for a vehicle that they say may be connected to shooting. Vehicles leaving scene also being checked. #ottnews
— Robyn Miller (@RobynMillerCBC) December 26, 2014
Police: No active shooter, doing grid searches and checking vehicles leaving. Two people in custody. #Tanger #ottnews
— Andrew Foote (@amkfoote) December 26, 2014
Police: Stores still open except one considered part of the "scene." #Tanger #ottnews
— Andrew Foote (@amkfoote) December 26, 2014
Duty Insp. Mark Patterson says they believe this was a targeted attack. Guns and Gangs Unit investigating #ottnews pic.twitter.com/xwWaGdciRL
— Alison Stewart (@Alison_Sandor) December 26, 2014
Victim is known to police and is not cooperating. Injuries were very minor. #ottnews
— Alison Stewart (@Alison_Sandor) December 26, 2014
Security at Tanger Outlet confirms an incident happened in building 4 outside of Polo. Lockdown lifted. Business as usual. @ctvottawa
— Annie Bergeron-Oliver (@AnnieClaireBO) December 26, 2014
A 16-year-old saw the shooter pointing a gun. He was wearing a puffy winter vest and toque. #ottnews
— Meghan O'Brien (@meghan_hurley) December 26, 2014
The shooting happened in the "pedestrian portion" outside the mall, police say. #ottnews
— Meghan O'Brien (@meghan_hurley) December 26, 2014
Police said they were searching for men running through the mall” after the shooting around 3:45 p.m. #ottnews
— Meghan O'Brien (@meghan_hurley) December 26, 2014
Police blocking off entrance to Tanger but cars being allowed out. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/pLzsh90mWQ
— Robyn Miller (@RobynMillerCBC) December 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/eimann13/status/548596586084048896
Please avoid Tanger. Shoppers not being allowed into the outlet. Police expected to provide update soon #ottnews pic.twitter.com/rLNsVueJ6q
— Alison Stewart (@Alison_Sandor) December 26, 2014
Police tape now being put up at Tanger. Again, 1 person with injuries pic.twitter.com/ZucQVxlxkb
— Alison Stewart (@Alison_Sandor) December 26, 2014
One person taken to hospital in stable condition after they were shot around 3:45 at the Tanger Outlet Mall #ottnews
— Meghan O'Brien (@meghan_hurley) December 26, 2014
Police say shooting happened around 3:45pm, one person struck by bullet, suffered non-life threatening injuries. @ctvottawa #ottnews
— Claudia Cautillo (@ClaudiaCTV) December 26, 2014
BREAKING: Police responding to shots fired at Tanger Outlet mall. 1 person injured. #ottnews
— 580 CFRA (@CFRAOttawa) December 26, 2014
When your store gets put in lockdown……#tanger pic.twitter.com/o0jvtVqtb2
— Lil (@LilRosenblum) December 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/DGL50/status/548585764322562048
https://twitter.com/Penberthy34/status/548586087091040256
.@OttawaPolice say officers en route to Tanger Outlets after a reported gunshot outside. Call came in 3:45ish. #ottnews #cbcott
— Andrew Foote (@amkfoote) December 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/NaamanC_83/status/548584652974604288
https://twitter.com/ChrisWantsYou/status/548582226133549056
5 city police, 2 OPP, ambulance and paramedic all racing westbound 417 near Tanger Outlet. Anyone know wassup ?
— ɹǝpuɐxǝl∀ ǝʞıW 🇨🇦 (@mikealex42) December 26, 2014
Something going on at Tanger Outlet Mall. Lots of cops with big GUNS!
— Cheryl Ricker (@cricker2001) December 26, 2014
daughter's friends reporting that they are in lockdown at Tanger Outlets in Kanata #ottnews
— Wynn Fenwick (@wfenwick) December 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/TheChapMan95/status/548584332081004544