An honour guard stands behind flowers and a photo of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial. An Ottawa police tactical officer watches over nearby. October 25, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
Today marks the first anniversary of the slaying of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was shot and fatally wounded by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau while standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider in Ottawa. Bibeau then stormed the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings before being shot and killed by security forces. The shooting put the bulk of Ottawa’s downtown core into lock down with heavily armed police searching the city for threats. In the days following the shooting hundreds of people gathered at the War Memorial in Ottawa, the spot at which Cpl. Cirillo was shot, to pay their respects and leave flowers and photos in memory of the fallen soldier. The shooting in Ottawa took place a few days after another solider, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, was run down with a car in a targeted attack outside a Canadian Armed Forces recruiting centre in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
Police enter the Rideau Centre which was placed under lock down following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. October 22, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
Police run down Metcalfe Street to securing a building in Ottawa’s downtown core following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. October 22, 2014. Captis Photos/Connor Evans
People take cover while heavily armed police enter the Rideau Centre which was placed under lock down following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. October 22, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
Police take cover behind a car while other officers enter the Rideau Centre. The Rideau Centre was placed under lock down following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial. October 22, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
A veteran silently crouches next to the cenotaph at the National War Memorial during a vigil for Cpl. Cirillo. October 25, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
Flowers placed on the cenotaph at the National War Memorial following the shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. October 25, 2014. Captis Photos/Brendan Montgomery
People hold candles in front of the National War Memorial during a vigil for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. October 25, 2014. Captis Photos/Connor Evans
