Lawmakers Barricade Door As Shots Fired at Parliament in Ottawa

Chairs were used to block the door of a caucus room after shots rung out in Ottawa.

Image: The Conservative Party caucus room is shown shortly after shooting began on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa

Chairs are piled up against the door in the Conservative Party caucus room after shooting began on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Oct. 22, in an image by MP Nina Grewal. Nina Grewal / Reuters

Oct. 22, 2014, 6:30 PM UTC / Updated Oct. 22, 2014, 6:32 PM UTC

Lawmakers barricaded the door of their caucus room as shots were fired on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Wednesday. Conservative Party MP Nina Grewal captured this image of the protective measures.

The shots in the halls of Parliament followed the shooting of a soldier guarding the National War Memorial who was reportedly killed.