The soldier shot dead in Ottawa, Canada on Wednesday by an alleged terrorist has been identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo.
Cirillo was a reservist based in Hamilton, Ontario.
CBC and The Globe and Mail identified Cirillo.
The identification came just after the gunman was identified.
Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, identified as the soldier who was shot, killed at the War Memorial today. #cbcOTT #OTTnews pic.twitter.com/I68A6Ioa6E
— CBC Ottawa (@CBCOttawa) October 22, 2014
Cirillo was a reservist serving in Hamilton from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, a source previously told CBC.
Members of the Argylls were standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa this week.
The soldier was taken to Civic Hospital after he was shot.
The news of his death came at about 12:45 p.m. EDT, almost three hours after calls came in about the shooting.
At least three others were shot but have non-life-threatening injuries.
Story developing …
See an Associated Press story below.
Obama on Canada shooting: ‘We’re all shaken by it’
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama condemned fatal shootings in Canada on Wednesday as “outrageous attacks.” ”We’re all shaken by it,” he said.
Obama said the motive for the shootings remained unknown. But he said as more becomes known, that information will be factored into U.S. security considerations. “We have to remain vigilant,” he said.
Obama spoke by telephone Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Obama said he offered condolences on behalf of the American people.
A Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the capital of Ottawa, Ontario, was shot and killed Wednesday. Gunfire also erupted inside Parliament nearby, and authorities say at least one gunman was killed.
Obama spoke after holding a meeting with members of his Ebola response team in the Oval Office.
On Monday, authorities said a recent convert to Islam killed one Canadian soldier before being shot to death by police.
Obama also expressed the American people’s solidarity with Canada.
