OTTAWA—An independent OPP review of security lapses that allowed a gunman to storm into Parliament after a deadly shooting at the War Memorial will remain secret, for now.

RCMP and the Commons Speaker’s office and security officials are poring over two reports — of events inside and outside Parliament — to figure out their response to a review that may never be made public in full due to its detailed examination of security gaps and recommendations on how to better respond to an attack.

Sources with knowledge of the review say there are several recommendations that demand a considered response, and several have already been incorporated into the tighter security posture on Parliament Hill since the Oct. 22 attack.

The Star has nevertheless learned more details of events that unfolded that day after Michael Zehaf-Bibeau breached three zones outside on the RCMP’s watch.

From the time he entered Parliament and shot one parliamentary guard inside the main doors, to when he lay dead, just under two harrowing minutes had elapsed. Although wounded, Zehaf-Bibeau fired off another shot that missed guards and police advancing on him down the Hall of Honour. Security forces had shot him and he had trouble raising his gun.

Zehaf-Bibeau died outside the Library of Parliament after Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers and another officer fired a volley of bullets into him.

One source said the report’s language does not say the RCMP — which had jurisdiction outside Parliament — failed to stop the gunman but it makes clear the force could do better.

However, nobody will talk about the report’s specific findings.

On Tuesday, the OPP’s criminal investigations team led by Det. Insp. Shawn Glassford delivered the two reports — one on the RCMP’s actions outside and a separate review of the united response inside.

Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer said Wednesday that he had received it but said, “Until internal analyses of the report are complete, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”

As well, both the RCMP and the OPP did not comment.

OPP Sgt. Peter Leon says the OPP will not release the results, saying it would be up to those who requested the investigation — RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson and Scheer — after they have “an opportunity to review it to make determinations of what to do with its findings.”

The OPP is to brief both the RCMP and Commons officials in the coming weeks on the investigation.

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Now that the RCMP has taken over ultimate responsibility for security inside and outside, at the instruction of the Conservative government and the acquiescence of rattled parliamentarians, the OPP review could provide a roadmap for improved security.

However, there remain many questions what level of technological improvements and how much money Ottawa is prepared to invest in order to tighten the perimeter. Sources said the heightened security seen since Oct. 22 —increased manpower, armed guards inside and out, and more RCMP vehicles on patrol — is likely to remain for a couple of years to come while the big discussions of what changes to make occur.