Prince George, B.C.- Flags at Prince George City Hall  have been lowered to half mast today,  in the wake of the shooting in Ottawa.

The CBC is reporting  that the  soldier who was shot dead at the War Memorial in Ottawa was 24 year old Corporal Nathan Cirillo.  He was a reservist based in  Hamilton with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

Meantime, media in the United States  have identified the  deceased suspect in the shooting at Parliament Hill as 32 year old  Canadian born Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.