Investigators responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Clarence Street, between King Edward Avenue and Nelson Street, at approximately 11:40 p.m. Friday. Witnesses say the victim was spotted on the street. Police say Vuyo Kashe died in the shooting. No other information has been provided. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493. This is the second fatal shooting in Ottawa this month. Abdulhamid Haji Ragab, 24, died in a shooting on Banff Avenue on July 5. This is breaking news. We will have more information as it becomes available
title: “Ottawa Homicide Fatal Shooting In Lowertown Neighborhood " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Elliott Simmons”
Emergency crews responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Clarence Street, between King Edward Avenue and Nelson Street, about 11:40 p.m. Friday. When police arrived at the scene, they found the victim lying in the street. “I was just going to bed about 11:30 last night, and I just jumped up. I heard pow-pow, pow-pow, and I knew it was gunshots right off the bat,” said Christine Vincent, who lives across the street. the road from the filming location. “The next thing I know there’s police cars running down the back road where I’m at and they stopped. They were coming in, I guess it was about six cars that suddenly came in, they blocked that side of the road and the other. The victim, Vuyo Kashe, was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses told CTV News Ottawa they heard a handful of gunshots around 11:40 a.m. “We were just sitting around playing Mario Kart, friends and I, it was a quiet night and all of a sudden it wasn’t so quiet,” resident James Fleming said. “It was pretty loud, I actually got off the couch and I was like no, something’s wrong,” Adam White said. “A guy lying on the ground had obviously been shot, a whole squad of police, a lot of worried neighbors.” The Ottawa Police Service’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. Police told CTV News Ottawa Saturday afternoon that there are no suspects in the homicide. Neighbors who asked not to be seen on camera said they saw a man leave the scene on foot shortly after the shooting. “We’ve had so many problems in the market area, it’s really bad,” Vincent said. “I mean I’m down here in 2010 and things just keep getting worse.” Residents living in Clarence Street say the killing is “very scary”. “It’s not really, really safe,” said Chares Sebutimbrii. “Kill someone, near your door, it’s very scary.” Vincent says she plans to be home by 10pm from now on. “I don’t want to go out on the streets now at night,” Vincent said Saturday morning. “I understand the police can’t be everywhere at the same time, but something has to be done.” Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service’s Homicide Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493. This is the second fatal shooting in Ottawa this month. Abdulhamid Haji Ragab, 24, died in a shooting on Banff Avenue on July 5. Ottawa police say there have been nine homicides in Ottawa so far in 2022.
