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BBC News, Toronto - Canadian police are treating the deaths of four children and two adults at a house in Ottawa as homicides.
Officers were responding to an emergency call placed at approximately 22:52 local time (03:52 GMT) on Wednesday when they found the six people.
Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs has described the incident as a "mass shooting".
Police said one male suspect has been arrested.
Sri Lanka's High Commission in Ottawa told the BBC on Thursday that the victims were a family of Sri Lankan nationals.
The commission did not provide further details, referring questions to police.
In a statement early on Thursday morning, the Ottawa Police Service called the investigation into the deaths "tragic and complex".
Officials have also said that at least one person had been taken to hospital in the Ottawa area with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
They added that there was no ongoing threat to public safety.
Chief Stubbs called the incident a "real tragedy" that would continue to have a "significant" impact on the whole city.
"Obviously, it's a horrific scene," he said during an early morning interview with CTV News.
He added that police did not believe it to be a domestic or intimate partner related incident.
"I'm sure the impact on the community is great," he added, while emphasising that residents and community members should continue to stay away from the area.
In a separate interview with CBC News on Thursday, he referred to the incident as a "mass shooting".
Local news reports that there were police cars parked outside the house in the Barrhaven neighbourhood.
In Toronto on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed "shock and horror" at the incident, which he called a "terrible violence".
Ottawa's mayor called the multiple homicide event "one of the most shocking incidents of violence in our city's history".
"We are proud to live in a safe community but this news is distressing to all Ottawa residents," Mark Sutcliffe wrote in a post on X, previously known as Twitter.
"Thank you to our emergency responders who are investigating and supporting those who are affected by this terrible event," he added.
A news conference about the investigation, which has been passed to the Ottawa Police Homicide Unit, will be held on Thursday afternoon.
Famous Friday, 08 March 2024 12:16 AM
SRI LANKANS, making sri lanka famous in canada
M Fernando Friday, 08 March 2024 01:34 AM
Interesting., I wonder what scale Trudeau uses to measure "shock and horror" and "tragedy". Collapsing a few hospitals complete with patients and medical staff inside is encouraged (and paid for) as "self-defence", Methodically starving a whole population., excellent ! six ppl get shot up due to lawlessness .. it's a "tragedy"
Islander Friday, 08 March 2024 02:29 AM
Such a tragedy for the father - loss of loving spouse and four children and a friend, may god bless their souls; apparently at the hands of 19 year student who went to Canada to study.
Ĺets build our Nation without waiting for others to do so Friday, 08 March 2024 04:14 AM
Very Sad. in the last 48 hours Sri Lankan newspapers reported 8 Sri Lankan hostages rescued from Myanmar, 2 rescued from a burning ship in red sea and now 6 killed in Canada. Within Sri Lanka death by road accidents hits the news. Beautiful Sri Lanka with all its flaws is yet a good place to enjoy life.
First Class Citizen in SL Friday, 08 March 2024 05:33 AM
Good lesson for all the SNs
Jabilo Friday, 08 March 2024 07:09 AM
Anichawata Sankara, Wickramasingha family from Sri Lanka. A 19 year old Sri Lankan suspect has been arrested.
Jude Friday, 08 March 2024 07:30 AM
The killer will claim insanity however soysa's family in SL awaits retaliation, somebody got to face the vigilante justice,
Jude Friday, 08 March 2024 07:41 AM
What kind of animal kill four kids and the youngest of them 2 1/2 months. It's so sickening!! The killer Soysa's mental status not known but soysa should never see The light of the day, should be incarcerated for Life, period.
Sri Lankan did it Friday, 08 March 2024 04:34 PM
It is well known amongst Sri Lankans that the most horrible persons they know who do the worst crimes are from the same country.
Jude Friday, 08 March 2024 07:48 AM
Hey soysa's family in SL sleep with One eye open!!!
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