Man dies after shooting on Jasmine Crescent, police confirm
Police investigating Ottawa's 5th homicide of 2016
Amandied in hospitalafter being shot at the intersection of Jasmine Crescent and Ogilvie Road just before 6:30 p.m., Ottawa police have confirmed.
It's Ottawa'sfifth homicide of 2016, and the third on Jasmine Crescent in less than a year.
Duty Insp. Sean McDade said police were interviewing many witnesses on Tuesday night, and that there was "conflicting information" on whether or not a vehicle was involved in the shooting.
No suspectshave been identified and it'stoo early to tellwhat the motive of the shooting might be, he said in the hours following the shooting.
Roch Rondeau, a 21-year-old who lives in the neighbourhood, didn't see the shooting but saw a young man lying on the pavement being treated by paramedics.
"It's not that good of a neighbourhood anymore," said Rondeau, adding he'd like to see more "a lot more security" in the area.
2 homicides on Jasmine in 2015
In 2015, two teenagers were killed months apart on Jasmine Crescent.
Connor Stevenson, 18, was stabbed to deathin the stairwell of the neighbouringhighrisea 2020 JasmineCres., in April.DavidDubois, 19, was charged with second-degree murderin Stevenson's death.
Issaiah Clachar, 17, died after being stabbed several times outsidethe highrise apartment building at 2000 Jasmine Cr., in September. Another man was also seriously injured but survived.
Keanu Croteau, 18, andMohamad Hamade, 25, were charged withsecond-degree murder in Clachar's death. Both were also charged with attempted murder.