HAMILTON, Ont. -- Relatives and officials are paying their respects to the soldier whose death at the foot of the National War Memorial in Ottawa has sparked a national outpouring of grief.
Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was standing guard at the monument Wednesday when he was shot by a gunman who then entered Parliament's Centre Block.
Cirillo's family, including his young son, have gathered for a private visitation at the Markey-Dermody Funeral Home in his hometown of Hamilton, where they were also been joined by Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell.
The funeral home says a public visitation for the 24-year-old Canadian Forces reservist is scheduled for Monday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
A regimental funeral for Cirillo is scheduled for Tuesday, and he is to be buried in a field of honour at a Hamilton cemetery.
Gunman Michael Zehaf Bibeau was shot dead after he entered Parliament, and the RCMP now say he had "ideological and political motives."
Thousands of people -- some holding supportive signs or waving the Maple Leaf -- paid their respects to Cirillo as he made his final journey back to his hometown on Friday along the Highway of Heroes.
Cirillo's family issued a statement Friday evening thanking Canadians for their support.
