{"id":16630,"date":"2024-03-08T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/2-month-old-among-6-victims-in-ottawa-mass-killing\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T00:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T00:47:00","slug":"2-month-old-among-6-victims-in-ottawa-mass-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/2-month-old-among-6-victims-in-ottawa-mass-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"2-month-old among 6 victims in Ottawa mass killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            A 2-month-old was among the dead in a mass killing in Canada that claimed the lives of 4 children, their mother and a family friend, Ottawa police said Thursday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            The father of the family survived the attack and emerged from the home injured and asking for help, police said. He remains in the hospital in serious but stable condition.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Police responded to a man calling for help at about 10:52 p.m. and found the victims upon arrival.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            The victims have been identified as Darshani Banbaranayake Gama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35, and her children; Inuka, 7; Ashwini, 4; Rinyana, 2; and 2-month-old Kelly. All are Sri Lankan nationals and newcomers to Canada, authorities said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            A family friend, Amarakoonmubiayansela Ge Gamini Amarakoon, 40, who was living at the family\u2019s home at the time, was also killed in the attack.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs called the tragedy an \u201cunimaginable loss\u201d during a Thursday news conference.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cThis will undoubtedly weigh on the hearts of everyone for a long time,\u201d Stubbs said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, faces 6 counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder and was scheduled to appear in court later Thursday. Police say he was an acquaintance living at the family\u2019s home at the time of the killings.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cThe accused is a Sri Lankan national who is believed to have been in Canada as a student,\u201d Stubbs said, adding De-Zoysa is the only suspect.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            Police say they believe a \u201csharp-edged\u201d weapon was used to commit the murders.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cWe know there are a lot of questions about why this tragedy occurred. This is the focus of our Homicide Unit as they diligently investigate this tragic crime,\u201d Stubbs said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">            \u201cThis was a senseless act of violence perpetrated on purely innocent people,\u201d Stubbs added. \u201cI know our whole community is shocked and mourning this event.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 2-month-old was among the dead in a mass killing in Canada that claimed the lives of 4 children, their mother and a family friend, Ottawa police said Thursday. The father of the family survived the attack and emerged from the home injured and asking for help, police said. 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