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The Department of National Defence confirmed that Zabarylo was a civilian employee and a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Navy Headquarters team.

'We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of her tragic death, and we are offering support to her family and colleagues.

We offer our deepest condolences to her loved ones during this difficult time,' the department said in a statement.

She also worked at Public Services and Procurement Canada.

In a statement, it said, 'We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Jennifer, who was a valued employee at PSPC for 18 years, from 2000 to 2018.

We send our heartfelt condolences to her loved ones, as well as her current and former colleagues.

''In the context of police investigations, we consider this death to be a femicide as it occurred in the context of intimate partner violence, which is one of the many forms of misogynist killings,' Ottawa Police said in a news release on Monday.

'A femicide is generally defined as 'the killing of women and girls because of their gender,' often driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, or unequal power relations between women and men.

'An Ottawa paramedics spokesperson told CTV News the woman suffered 'traumatic' injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

'We were very friendly with them.

Every time we would walk by, the kids would wave and chat, and the husband has been over to our house.

He brought his little puppy, and they played in the backyard.

''It was shocking.

The neighborhood is so quiet, and then living out in the country like this, it surprised me,' said Gord Templeton.

'You don't expect it, no.

It's mostly families, retired people, or working people who live here,' said Margit Templeton.