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Police in Ottawa say shots also were fired near a shopping mall close to Parliament.
Ottawa police Constable Marc Soucy said Wednesday there have been shots fired at three places in the Canadian capital: at the National War Memorial, where a soldier was wounded, on Parliament Hill and near the Rideau Centre Mall.
All three sites are within less than a mile from each other.
He said it started at the war memorial and that it is still unclear whether there is more than one shooter. No arrests have been made.
"Most of downtown Ottawa is in lockdown," Soucy said.
The shooting came two days after a recent convert to Islam killed one Canadian soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run before being gunned down by police.
Ottawa Parliament Hill shooting
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows the Parliament building, and police after a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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Police vehicles block a road near Parliament on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario. Heavily-armed Canadian police backed by armored vehicles and surrounded parliament in Ottawa on Wednesday after at least one gunman shot a soldier guarding a nearby monument. Witnesses said they saw a man armed with a rifle running to the parliament building after the shooting, and some local media cited reports that there may have been a second shooter. One witness, Marc-Andre Viau, said he saw a man run into a caucus meeting the parliament, chased by police who yelled 'take cover.' That was followed by '10, 15, maybe 20 shots,' possibly from an automatic weapon, he said. 'I'm shaken,' said Viau, who works at the parliament. The soldier appeared seriously wounded. Emergency medics were seen pushing on his chest to revive him. AFP PHOTO/MICHEL COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police and medical personell moving a wounded person into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police and medical personell moving a wounded person into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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Police and paramedics transport a wounded Canadian soldier on October 22, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian police backed by armored vehicles surrounded parliament in Ottawa on Wednesday after a soldier was shot while guarding a nearby monument. Witnesses said they saw a gunman running to the parliament building after the shooting. Heavily armed police raced to seal off the building and the office of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. AFP PHOTO/MICHEL COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police and medical personell moving a wounded person into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police and medical personell at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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This October 22, 2014 photo shows police and medical personell moving a wounded Canadian soldier into an ambulance at the scene of a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada. Parliament Hill's Centre Block is in lockdown after a Canadian soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa was shot by an unknown gunman and there are reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. AFP PHOTO / Michel COMTE (Photo credit should read MICHEL COMTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHEL COMTE via Getty Images)
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Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him. The gunman reportedly ran towards Parliament Hill, which is currently under lockdown and surrounded by security. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from the building to an undisclosed location, officials in his office said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him. The gunman reportedly ran towards Parliament Hill, which is currently under lockdown and surrounded by security. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from the building to an undisclosed location, officials in his office said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (credit:Getty)
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Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him. The gunman reportedly ran towards Parliament Hill, which is currently under lockdown and surrounded by security. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from the building to an undisclosed location, officials in his office said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (credit:Getty)
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Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him. The gunman reportedly ran towards Parliament Hill, which is currently under lockdown and surrounded by security. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from the building to an undisclosed location, officials in his office said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)
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Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him. The gunman reportedly ran towards Parliament Hill, which is currently under lockdown and surrounded by security. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from the building to an undisclosed location, officials in his office said. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)