Homicide unit investigating fatal shooting in Herongate mall parking lot

Upon arrival, officers found a man with critical injuries inside a vehicle.

The homicide unit of the Ottawa Police Service is investigating a fatal shooting in a mall parking lot after a man died of his injuries Thursday night.

Police responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Heron and Walkley roads just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Upon arrival, officers found a man with critical injuries inside a vehicle. They administered CPR and paramedics transported him to hospital, where he died of his injuries, police said.

On Friday, police identified the victim as Ahmed Salim-Al-Badri, 34, of Ottawa.

Ottawa police are asking anyone with information, including video footage, to contact the homicide unit.