Young man identified as Ottawa's 10th homicide victim of 2021

Ottawa police have identified the victim of a shooting in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood as 20-year-old Loris Tyson Ndongozi Nkunzimana.

Officers were called to the area ofBeausoleilDrive and York Streetjust beforemidnight Sunday after police say residents heard gunshots.

Nkunzimanawas found shot and was later pronounced dead, police said.He is the city's tenth homicide victim of the year.

Another20-year-old man from Ottawa was alsoseriously injured. Heis currently in hospitalin stable condition, police said.

The road near York Street Public School and cole lmentaire catholique Sainte-Anne remained cordoned off by police tape Monday morning.

While neighbours leaving their homes were left wondering what happened, police continue to search for suspects seen fleeing the area.

2nd shooting over the weekend

Ottawa police are also investigating a shootingthat occurred in nearby Sandy Hill.

On Friday night, officers found a 32-year-old man who had been shotnearSweetland Avenue and Osgoode Street.

The man sustained serious injuries but is now in stable condition.

Anyone with information about theseshootings is asked to contact police.