Emily Brown

USATODAY

Footage from The Globe and Mail shows police entering Canadian Parliament in Ottawa as several shots are fired inside.

Multiple reports of shootings and suspects around Canada's capital city in Ontario have sent bystanders and members of parliament scrambling for safety, Ottawa police said Wednesday.

In the video, emergency personnel walk cautiously through the halls of Parliament before the sound of multiple gunshots echo off the historic building's stone walls and marble floors.

Parliament is the home of Canada's Senate, House of Commons and Library of Parliament. The building's 300-foot tower is named the Peace Tower in commemoration of the country's commitment to peace.

Alan Gomez contributed to this report.