Ottawa Police are investigating a homicide in broad daylight in the Carlington neighbourhood.
Officers were called to a residential area of Caldwell Avenue around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday after a man was shot.
Ottawa Paramedics say 20-year-old Hamzeh Serhan was rushed to the trauma centre in critical condition. He required resuscitation while en route.
There, he dies of his injuries.
Police say three men were sitting outside on Caldwell Avenue, when one of the men was shot. Two suspects fled and a manhunt is now on to find them.
Suspect descriptions have not yet been provided.
Young children were outside on Caldwell Avenue and witnessed the shooting.
Apolina Mahamba saw it all unfold as her children were playing. "Everyone had to run inside with their children because the children were playing outside. How are people going to live like this? Many children live on Caldwell," she says.
Many residents say the victim and suspects are familiar to residents but it is unclear if they live nearby.
With files from CTV's Catherine Lathem.