1 dead, 3 hurt in 'targeted' shooting in Ottawa: Police Authorities are still hunting for the suspect.

One person was killed and three were seriously wounded from a shooting in Ottawa, Canada, Wednesday morning that police said was "targeted."

The suspect in the shooting in the busy Centertown section of Canada's capital city is still at large, prompting a massive manhunt, authorities said.

The scene is secure and "this is not considered an active shooter situation," officials said.

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"At this time, there is no suspect in custody; however investigators believe that the shooting was targeted," Ottawa Police Department officials said in a statement on Twitter.

The shooting took place on Gilmour Street at about 7:30 a.m. local time. Additional details were not immediately available.

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"Police were called to the scene after reports of multiple gunshots," police said in a statement. "Once on scene officers found several people injured."

The Ottawa Police Major Crime Unit is pleading with the public to help its investigators identify the suspect, saying in a statement, "There is no suspect description available at this time."

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"The Major Crime investigators have confirmed that there are no national security implications related to this incident," the statement reads.

Wednesday's deadly shooting unfolded about a half-mile from the Canadian Parliament, where in October 2014 a gunman fatally shot a soldier at the National War Memorial before invading the main Parliament building. The suspect, 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was shot to death by police.