Pictured walking through Parliament with his gun in hand, the heroic Canadian sergeant-at-arms just moments after he shot dead Muslim convert gunman
Kevin Vickers (left) has been hailed a hero after putting a
swift stop to the attacker's gunfire after he shot dead a soldier and
then stormed the building on Wednesday morning. A CBC News still shows
Vickers holding the gun and walking through the House of Commons'
moments after taking down the assailant (top right). Despite working for
the RCMP for three decades, relatives said the incident was the first
time in his career that Vickers had ever shot anyone. After his lengthy
police career, Vickers started the role as the House of Commons' head of
security in 2005.
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Pictured: Heroic sergeant-at-arms, 58, walking through Parliament gun in hand just moments after he killed gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau
- The Parliament's head of security, sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers, 58, reportedly took down Michael Zehaf-Bibeau in a dramatic hail of gunfire
- Zehaf-Bibeau killed a soldier standing guard at Canada's war memorial Wednesday, then stormed the House of Commons in a terrorist attack
- Vickers is a decorated 29-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who's headed House of Commons security since 2006
- The shooting was his first exchange of gunfire with a suspect in his career
- Police arrested a man who came too close to the Canadian Prime Minister and his wife on Thursday as they placed flowers at the scene
Just
moments after he gunned down Canadian Parliament shooter Michael
Zehaf-Bibeau, heroic sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers was seen calmly
walking through the halls, gun in hand.
The
58-year-old RCMP veteran has been hailed a hero after putting a swift
stop to the attacker's hail of gunfire after he shot dead a soldier and
then stormed the building on Wednesday morning.
A
CBC News still shows Vickers holding the gun and walking through the
House of Commons' moments after taking down the assailant.
Vickers
has been the House of Commons' head of security since 2005 and will now
go down in history as one of its most memorable after he bravely
pursued and took down Zehaf-Bibeau.
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Job done: Kevin Vickers, Canada's
House of Commons' sergeant-at-arms, looks around the hallways with a gun
in his hand after shooting dead an attacker, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, on
Wednesday morning
In control: Vickers, who worked for the RCMP for 29 years before taking on the role, is being hailed a hero
Despite
working for the RCMP for three decades, relatives said the incident was
the first time in his career that Vickers had ever shot anyone.
Riveting
video taken inside Ottawa's House of Commons makes startlingly real
just how heart-thumpingly dangerous the situation was that Vickers
heroically diffused.
A rush of armed police can be seen running toward an unseen suspect as the video from Globe and Mail opens.
At
the head of the pack is a man moving swiftly with his gun in hand toward
Zehaf-Bibeau, who had moments before murdered a reservist who stood
guard at Canada's Tomb of the Unknown soldier.
The
death of that man, a 24-year-old father of a young son, Nathan Cirillo,
would soon be avenged as Vickers takes aim inside the cavernous
parliamentary building and fires off multiple shots.
As those shots echo throughout the hall, the video goes wobbly as the men behind their leader Vickers move for cover.
Back to work: Heroic Kevin Vickers was
pictured at work on Thursday just hours after he shot dead Zehaf-Bibeau
and stopped the terrorist in his tracks
Canadian hero: Vickers, 58, is
pictured in a file photo wearing his ceremonial garb and carrying a
scepter. As sergeant-at-arms, it his job to uphold the security of the
House of Commons
Riveting video: Vickers led the way as
officials chased down terrorist Michael Zehaf-Bibeau on Wednesday after
he murdered reservist Nathan Cirillo and entered the House of Commons
building
Inches from disaster: The terrifying morning attack happened just outside the MPs' caucus rooms
And
like that, it was over. Vickers had brought to a close the terrifying
scene of senseless violence in mere moments of professional poise.
'MPs
and Hill staff owe their safety, even lives, to Sergeant at Arms Kevin
Vickers who shot attacker just outside the MPs' caucus rooms,' tweeted New Democrat MP Craig Scott.
He's a very intelligent and responsible person... but you don't want to mess with him
Kevin Vickers' cousin
Matt Miller, the Vancouver Observer's parliamentary bureau chief, concurred.
'Kevin is definitely a hero,' Miller told CNN.
Vickers has honed his peacekeeping skills over a prestigious 28-year career as a member Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
And
peacekeeping is the word. According to his brother, Wednesday's
showdown was Vickers' first exchange of gunfire with a suspect in his
nearly three-decade long career.
'For it now to happen at Parliament ... is unbelievable,' John Vickers told CNN. 'We're just relieved he's OK.'
His sister, Mary, added to the Sun News:
'We're always very proud of Kevin, but at this moment we are concerned
about him - he had to make a very serious decision today.'
Heroic: He took down Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, pictured - his first ever exchange of gunfire in his career
Innocent victim: Natan Cirillo, 24, was the soldier shot dead in Wednesday's terror attack on the Canadian Parliament complex
'He's
always a natural leader. He would not have taken this decision lightly,
and I can't stress that enough - but he would always expect of himself
to do what he would expect of the men and women under him.'
Vickers
serves a largely ceremonial role at the House of Commons, carrying a
scepter and wearing rich green robes, white gloves and a tall imperial
tricorne hat.
A
fit, tall 6-foot-4, Vickers spends many of his lunch breaks running in
order to stay fit. He also carries a 9mm pistol while at work.
Both things appeared to come in extremely handy while Vickers took down the parliament terrorist Wednesday.
'It's Kevin being Kevin,' his cousin Keith told CBC. 'He's a very intelligent and responsible person. He's a people person-type fellow, too, but you don't want to mess with him.'
On Thursday, flags were flown at half-mast across Canada as a shocked and still fearful Ottawa awoke.
A
man was arrested for getting too close to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
and his wife Laureen as they placed flowers at the scene of the
shooting.
Armed
officers ordered the unidentified man to the ground for 'disturbing the
crime scene' after he was warned not to cross the crime tape but did.
On
Wednesday evening Harper addressed his nation from an undisclosed
location and condemned the horrific actions but vowed his country's
foreign policy would not be thrown off course.
'Canada will never be intimidated,' he said.
Queen Elizabeth released a statement to the country saying she was saddened by the events.
'Prince
Philip and I were shocked and saddened by the events in Ottawa. Our
thoughts and prayers are with all those affected' she said.
Tribute: Stephen Harper laid a floral tribute at the scene of the shooting alongside his wife Loreen on Thursday morning
Arrest: An unidentified man was arrested for disturbing the crime scene as security concerns are still high across Ottawa
Read more:
- Ottawa shooting: Kevin Vickers hailed as hero who helped stop attacker - Politics - CBC News
- Canada parliamentarian sergeant-at-arms called 'hero' - CNN.com
- Sun News : Parliament Hill security chief hailed as hero after shooting gunman dead
- Craig Scott (@CraigScottNDP) on Twitter
- Video: Footage from Globe reporter Josh Wingrove captures gunfire inside Parliament - The Globe and Mail
Revealed: Muslim convert who shot dead Canadian soldier is the privately-educated son of country's immigration chief and has links to Syrian terrorist
Pictured: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the Muslim convert born in Quebec
who shot dead a Canadian solider after a decade of arrests for crimes
including drug possession and robbery.
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