Man killed in Manor Park neighbourhood
A 53-year-old man is dead after a shooting in a home in Ottawa's Manor Park neighbourhood.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Birch Avenue and Hemlock Road at approximately 9:22 p.m. on Friday, Ottawa police wrote in a statement Saturday morning.
They found the man with life-threatening injuries. He died at the scene shortly after.
Police vehicles were still guarding the taped-off yard of a house just north of Birch and Hemlock late Saturday morning.
By the afternoon, police had identified the victim as Kevin Willington of Ottawa.
The shooting appears to have been targeted, police told CBC News, adding there is no ongoing risk to public safety.
Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Rawlson King said the first thing he thinks of when an incident like this happens is concern for area residents and the victim's family. (Guy Quenneville/CBC)
'A little bit surreal'
Joggers, parents pushing strollers and dog-walkers could all be seen walking in the area Saturday.
Neighbours who spoke to CBC spoke to said they found the shooting unsettling.
"Driving past [the scene] this morning was a little bit surreal, to be honest. It's close to home," said Sophie Bifield, going on to describe the area as a "quiet, family-oriented neighbourhood."
Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Rawlson King said the first thing he feels when something like this happens is "concern for area residents, for the victims, their families and also the surrounding neighbours who might be negatively impacted by an incident."
The police service's homicide unit is investigating the death.
As of Saturday afternoon, no arrests had been made.
