The suspect also died after an exchange of fire with law enforcement, local police chief Jim MacSween told reporters, noting that the shooting took place in an apartment building.
Residents were evacuated immediately and dozens of ambulances and police officers were at the scene in the evening, Canadian media said. While it suffers far fewer mass shootings than its American neighbor, Canada has experienced an upsurge in gun violence, which has prompted it to recently legislate to ban handguns. In April 2020, a gunman disguised as a policeman killed 22 people in the eastern province of Nova Scotia, Canada's worst mass shooting.
