Ottawa Police Service said on Thursday that the homicide unit was called in after six people — four children and two adults — were found dead inside a home in the west-end Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven on Wednesday night.

Police said one person was taken into custody and that there is no threat to public safety, and the victims’ identities have not yet been released.

“This is a tragic and complex investigation, and investigative teams remain on Berrigan Drive,” police said, asking that anyone with information contact Ottawa police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

In a statement on X, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe called it “one of the most shocking incidents of violence in our city’s history” and said that “We are proud to live in a safe community but this news is distressing to all Ottawa residents.”

Global’s David Baxter has more.

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