Remembering Canadian solider, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
Two days after a terrifying and deadly firearm incident devastated the government and people of Canada, on Friday evening Anderson Cooper remembered the beloved father who perished in the incident.
Watch the above tribute to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, the Canadian soldier shot and killed by a gunman in Ottawa.
The Ottawa shooting, step by step
Alongside videojournalist Josh Wingrove, Anderson Cooper takes viewers on a step by step tour of the shooting in Ottawa, visiting the War Memorial and the halls of the Parliament.
Watch the above video for Cooper's full retracing of Thursday's events.
Ottawa shooting witness: He swung the rifle in our direction
Scott Walsh was near the war memorial during today's shooting. He spoke to Anderson about the moment the gunman raised his rifle and everyone around him hit the deck. Walsh says the shooter tried to hijack a car at gunpoint. He also describes seeing a man dressed in a similar scarf as the gunman, but this man acted "as if nothing was going on."
Ottawa's Mayor: We don't want to turn Parliament Hill into a fortress
Ottawa's Mayor Jim Watson talks to Anderson about the lockdown surrounding Parliament as it was just beginning to lift. He speaks about the tragedy of the young Canadian soldier who lost his life today and the bravery of the Sergeant-at-Arms, who is being hailed as a hero for ending the rampage. Mayor Watson also discussed how the shooting spree shattered Canadians' feelings of immunity when it comes to terror attacks.
Ottawa shooting timeline
Officials say that a Canadian-born convert to Islam with a decade-long criminal record was responsible for today's shooting inside Canada's main Parliament building. A soldier at a nearby war memorial was killed, three other people were wounded. Randi Kaye looks at how today's tragedy unfolded.
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