Canadian soldier killed in attack posed for recent photo with War Memorial visitor

@megunder @MPolowin my heart 🙁

— Allison (@allipaige) October 22, 2014

It has been confirmed that soldier was killed in today’s shooting at Canada’s National War Memorial in Ottawa:

CBC News has confirmed the Ottawa shooting victim is Nathan Cirillo, 24, a reservist serving in Hamilton from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada regiment.

Ottawa police announced at a press conference Wednesday that the soldier shot while guarding the National War Memorial had died.​

On Sunday, Cirillo posed for a picture with a visitor to the memorial:

On Sunday, we asked a very handsome guard for a picture with my friend visiting from Cali – RIP Nathan Cirillo pic.twitter.com/q80EZ6nwmo

— Megan Underwood (@megunder) October 22, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as well as those who were injured.