Dallas Woman In Canada Near Parliament Shooting
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NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - Just down the street from where shots rang out in Canada's parliament and a gunman killed a Canadian soldier, Colleen Leyba of Dallas says she and her husband remain holed up in their condo.
"It's very scary. I feel as if there's a bit of a sense of panic." CBS 11 News reporter Jack Fink did a FaceTime interview with Leyba Wednesday afternoon.
She said one hour after the shooting her and her husband went out on the street to record video of what was happening. "The only thing I did see was a group of officers, about 10 to 12 that were running on the side of the Westin Hotel, in downtown Ottawa, in pursuit of a couple of suspects."
Leyba says that situation turned out to be a false alarm.
But as police look for one other suspect, the North Texan said much of the area around Parliament remains on lock-down. "You walk by the businesses and you see the employees have barricaded themselves inside. All the stores are closed down. All that's left are spectators trying to see what's going on."
From the street, she could see sharpshooters on top of a nearby skyscraper. According to Leyba, the country is on edge after a suspect ran over another Canadian soldier Monday. "There was already a bit of a scare yesterday, and so to have this occur today is just very frightening."
The Canadian Consulate in downtown Dallas declined comment Wednesday. Officials gave CBS 11 a statement from the Prime Minister's office which said, in part, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who were attacked."
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