The Canadian Press
WILNO, Ont.—Residents of a small eastern Ontario town were ordered to seek shelter TOday as police combed the area for a gunman believed to have killed at least one person.
The OPP offered few details about the shooting in Wilno, a small community about 180 km west of Ottawa, but confirmed someone was killed during the shooting that took place mid-morning.
They advised local businesses to lock their doors and urged some residents to relocate while they searched for the gunman.
Local resident Sara Burchat was home alone when police advised her that there was a male suspect on the loose near her property.
Burchat said her husband was trying to return to be with her, but was kept away by road closures as police investigated the scene.
“The cop was on the other end of the phone saying, ‘You either hide or get out.’ So I had to leave,” Burchat said from the local tavern.
Burchat said she was left shaken by the incident, adding no one has been given any information as to who was involved.
Businesses in the small community were taking precautions as they waited for more information to be released.
Arthur Shulist, owner of Wilno Building Supply, said he was instructed to secure the store.
“We have our doors locked and when somebody comes to the door, we open up for them,” he noted.
