Ottawa Shooting: Gunman took Parliament Hill tour weeks before shooting

An armed Michael Zehaf-Bibeau races toward Parliament in a still taken from surveillance. The Canadian Press 

Media reports say the gunman who killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and stormed Parliament took a public tour of the House of Commons and Senate weeks before the attack.

Several reports cite sources saying that Michael Zehaf Bibeau can be seen on security camera footage taking a tour of Centre Block on Oct. 4.

The Ottawa Citizen says a spokeswoman for Speaker Andrew Scheer confirms there is video footage from Oct. 4 and that it is part of the security review of the events of Oct. 22.

Cirillo was on ceremonial guard duty at the National War Memorial when he was shot dead by Bibeau.

Bibeau then stormed onto Parliament Hill, where he died in a gunfight in the Centre Block.


The RCMP has said it has evidence indicating Bibeau was driven by “ideological and political motives.”