Questions remain following Lansdowne Park shooting

Glebe residents and business owners say they have many unanswered questions following last weekend's shooting at LansdownePark.

Ottawa police say their guns and gangs unit is investigating a shooting that happened in the 1000 block of Bank Street at around 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 10.

No injuries were reportedand the shootings are considered targeted, police said. In a press release issued that day,police said they found "several bullet casings" on the ground and that therewas no current risk to public safety.

By the end of the weekend, police had recovered 25 rounds from the scene, policesources told CBC.

On Friday, police said there was no additional information to provide and theinvestigation is ongoing.

One individual who works nearby said he heard that there wasan altercation at Med Supper Club, a restaurant near Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne onMarche Way.

CBC has agreed not to name him due hisfear of retaliation.

He also said heoverheardpolice saytwo cars entered the area at 2:15 a.m. on Saturdayand parked on Paul AskinWay, where occupants firedat one or more people who were leaving the club and walking southwest on March Way.

Gunfire damage following the incident appeared to be concentrated on storefronts and lightposts on Marche Way.

Another personworking in the area, who also asked not to be named, saidpolice told him that the number of shell casings found and the way they were scattered made them think the"shooter was either high or had never fired a gun before."

Multiple businesses closed

The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), which programs events at the TD Place stadium arena complex and manages facilities and maintenance throughout theLansdowne district, declined to provide comment to CBC on the incident.

But in an email to tenants sent at 6:32 a.m. on Aug. 10, OSEGsaidpolice were investigating an"altercation between two partiesthat occurred around 2:15 this morning."

The email added that "the incident took place at the corner of Service Way and March."

OSEG said that multiple nearby businesses were closed that morning, including Winners, Nespresso, Porsche, Audi, Med Supper Club, Mr. Puffs, Mane Collective andGlebe Physiotherapy and Sport Medicine.

Incident is 'very rare,' councillor says

Shawn Menard, city councillor forCapital ward, told CBCover email that he recently went to see the damage. He said he also spoke with the community safetyofficer and some businesses.

"It's a very rare thing to happen in that area and I am grateful no one was hurt," he wrote.

Some nearby businesses who spoke to CBC said police have asked for any CCTV footage relating to the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the guns and gangs unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5050 orGunsGangs@ottawapolice.ca.