At least one person is dead and many more have been injured after a shooting in Ottawa, Canada, on Wednesday morning (Picture: CBC News)

At least one person is dead and three people are injured after a shoter shooter opened fire in the Canadian city of Ottawa.

The incident happened in an apartment building on the 400 block city’s Gilmour Street, about a kilometer south of the Canadian Parliament Building, around 7:35am EST local time Wednesday morning.

CBC News reported that three people have been taken to hospital from the area suffering ‘serious injuries.’ CTV later confirmed one person had been killed, and called the incident a ‘targeted shooting.’

Government officials at the nearby Parliament of Canada received an email at 8:04am EST warning of an ‘active shooter near Gilmore (sic) st and Kent St.




‘Be vigilant. Shooter is still at large.’

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Three people have been taken to local hospitals in the wake of Wednesday’s shooting (Picture: CBC News)

A police officer on the scene has since told CBC that the incident is ‘not an active shooter situation; it’s all finished.’

The gunman is reportedly still on the loose, with police now trying to track him down.

After news of the shooting first broke, an Ottawa Police Department spokesman tweeted: ‘Police are responding to a shooting in the 400 block of Gilmour Street.

‘Many injuries reported. A coordinated response is underway.

‘Please avoid the area. Updates to follow.’

That area is home to multiple business, restaurants and apartments, with no motive for the shooting yet apparent.

Updates on the number of people injured and their condition have not yet been given.