Soldier shot near Canada's parliament; shooter at large

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OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian WarMemorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearbyparliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media andeyewitness reports on Wednesday.
The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged onthe area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medicalpersonnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
The shooting comes two days after an Islamic convert ran down two Canadiansoldiers with his car, killing one, near Montreal, before being shot andkilled by police.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was safe and has left the parliamentbuildings, his office said in an email.
A construction worker on the scene told Reuters he heard a gunshot, and thensaw a man dressed in black with a scarf over his face running towardsparliament with a gun.
The man stopped a black car at gunpoint and hijacked it, construction workerScott Walsh told Reuters. The driver got out safely, then the man drove thecar to the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, where construction work isunderway.
The gunman rushed past a woman with a child in a stroller, who ran awayscreaming. He did not attack the woman or child, Walsh said.
Centre Block is the main building at Parliament Hill, a sprawling complex ofbuildings and open space in downtown Ottawa. It contains the House ofCommons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of some members ofparliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.
A Globe and Mail reporter in Centre Block on Parliament Hill tweeted thatthe building was under lockdown after "at least one shooter burst in andopened fire".
(Reporting by Andrea Hopkins; Editing by Amran Abocar; and Peter Galloway)OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian WarMemorial in Ottawa and a shooter was seen running towards the nearbyparliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media andeyewitness reports on Wednesday.
The buildings were put on lockdown as police and tactical teams converged onthe area. The wounded soldier was taken into an ambulance where medicalpersonnel could be seen giving him cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
The shooting comes two days after an Islamic convert ran down two Canadiansoldiers with his car, killing one, near Montreal, before being shot andkilled by police.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was safe and has left the parliamentbuildings, his office said in an email.
A construction worker on the scene told Reuters he heard a gunshot, and thensaw a man dressed in black with a scarf over his face running towardsparliament with a gun.
The man stopped a black car at gunpoint and hijacked it, construction workerScott Walsh told Reuters. The driver got out safely, then the man drove thecar to the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, where construction work isunderway.
The gunman rushed past a woman with a child in a stroller, who ran awayscreaming. He did not attack the woman or child, Walsh said.
Centre Block is the main building at Parliament Hill, a sprawling complex ofbuildings and open space in downtown Ottawa. It contains the House ofCommons and Senate chambers, as well as the offices of some members ofparliament, senators, and senior administration for both legislative houses.
A Globe and Mail reporter in Centre Block on Parliament Hill tweeted thatthe building was under lockdown after "at least one shooter burst in andopened fire".