1 dead, 1 injured in Nepean as homicide unit investigates shooting
Victim identified as 20-year-old Mahad Elmi of Ottawa
One man is dead and another in hospital with serious injuries after an apparent shooting in Nepean Sunday morning, according to police.
Emergency services responded to reports of shots fired on the 300 block of Craig Henry Drive, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said in a social media post shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday.
ONGOING INVESTIGATION: Emergency responders are in the 300 block of Craig Henry for an ongoing investigation involving reports of shots fired. <br><br>One person is confirmed deceased, and another individual has serious but non-life-threatening injuries. <br><br>Please avoid the area and… <a href="https://t.co/qHshJotBoA">pic.twitter.com/qHshJotBoA</a>
—@OttawaPoliceParamedics said they treated two patients at the scene, both adult men, and took both to the hospital's trauma centre in critical condition with "multiple systems trauma," according to a spokesperson for the Ottawa Paramedic Service.
In an update late Sunday afternoon, police said a 20-year-old man had died. The other victim, a 21-year-old man, had injuries that were serious but not life-threatening, they said.
Police identified the victim Monday as 20-year-old Mahad Elmi of Ottawa.
The force's homicide unit has taken over the investigation. As of 5:45 p.m., police had not announced any arrests.
The man's death marks the city's 10th homicide of 2025. Police had not shared his name as of late Sunday afternoon.
Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Sean Devine was at the scene Sunday afternoon speaking with police and neighbours.
He noted that compared to other parts of Ottawa, his ward has not seen a lot of crime in his time as councillor.
"Two years ago, as every ward in the city was seeing its crime rate increase a little bit, ours was the only one that saw its crime rate decrease," he said. "I think this may be one of the first fatalities I've had [to deal with], certainly in this area."
Devine said he hoped the people living in the "relatively tight community of townhouses" would be "taking care of each other."
He also said his "first concern" is to find a way to prevent another tragedy.
Devine said he spoke to both police and the landlord and hopes to improve safety on the side of the building where OPS were carrying out their investigation, potentially by adding more lights.
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With files from Trevor Pritchard and Radio-Canada's Charlotte Tremblay