"Tragic Mass Killing Claims 6 Lives, Including 4 Children, in Ottawa"

Four children, all under 7 years old, were among the six people killed in a townhouse in Ottawa, Canada, in what police described as a "senseless act of violence." The victims were identified as a Sri Lankan family, with the mother and children among those slain. The suspect, a 19-year-old acquaintance who lived with the family, was taken into custody at the scene. Police clarified that an "edged weapon" was used in the killings, and there is no ongoing threat to the public. The Ottawa Police Chief called it the deadliest mass killing in the city in at least three decades, and the mayor described it as "one of the most shocking incidents of violence in our city's history."