Kevin Vickers receives sustained applause in Canada's parliament
- 10 years ago
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Canadian Parliament resumed Thursday with Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers receiving a large, sustained standing ovation for reportedly shooting the suspected gunman in Wednesday's attack.
Fifty-eight year-old Vickers held back tears as Members of Parliament honored him. A moment of silence followed.
A gunman attacked Canada's parliament on Wednesday, with gunfire erupting near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was fatally shot at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
The gunman in the parliament building was shot dead, reportedly by Vickers, and Harper was safely removed from the building.
Witness accounts indicated the man who shot dead the soldier guarding the National War Memorial in central Ottawa, went on to attack the parliament building minutes later. Canadian police said however they could not "at this point" confirm it was the same person.
Canadian Parliament resumed Thursday with Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers receiving a large, sustained standing ovation for reportedly shooting the suspected gunman in Wednesday's attack.
Fifty-eight year-old Vickers held back tears as Members of Parliament honored him. A moment of silence followed.
A gunman attacked Canada's parliament on Wednesday, with gunfire erupting near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was fatally shot at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
The gunman in the parliament building was shot dead, reportedly by Vickers, and Harper was safely removed from the building.
Witness accounts indicated the man who shot dead the soldier guarding the National War Memorial in central Ottawa, went on to attack the parliament building minutes later. Canadian police said however they could not "at this point" confirm it was the same person.