Ottawa police seek witnesses after 14-hour hostage rescue in Kanata
A woman was safely freed from a South March home on July 2 after negotiators worked through the night. A suspect was wounded by police.
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Ottawa police are looking for witnesses after a 14-hour hostage situation in the South March community on July 2 that ended with a woman safely freed and a suspect wounded by an officer.
Police responded to a home on Finlayson Crescent around 7 a.m. after concerns that a woman was being held against her will. Officers set up a secure perimeter and began negotiating to resolve the situation peacefully. After more than 14 hours of negotiation, a tactical unit entered the residence around 9 p.m. and rescued the woman, who was not physically harmed.
A 42-year-old man accused of holding the woman at knifepoint was shot and wounded by an officer. He was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. The Special Investigations Unit, Ontario's police watchdog, is investigating the shooting.
Investigators are asking anyone who observed suspicious activity in the area of Finlayson Crescent and Goward Drive between June 29 and July 2 to contact Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, extension 2666.
