Ottawa police are investigating after someone was shot at the funeral of a homicide victim Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened at a cemetery on Manotick Station Road around 2:45 p.m. Police say they received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired
The funeral was being held at the time for 24-year-old Abdulhamid Haji Raghab, who was shot dead on Banff Avenue in the city’s south end on Tuesday. A man has been charged with second-degree murder in his death.
Shortly after the shooting at the funeral, a man arrived at a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.
Police say they are “actively searching” for the suspect and are asking people to avoid the area.
“Police delayed some people from leaving the area during the investigation and search of the suspect. We apologize for the inconvenience,” police said in a news release Friday evening. “We are talking to members of the community to help people understand the approach of the police.”
This is the third shooting in Ottawa this week. Along with the shooting on Banff Avenue, one person was seriously injured in a shooting on Ritchie Street in the west end. Police say the shooting is unrelated to the others.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police.
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