CBS news reported the name of the dead suspect as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, a Canadian born in 1982.
The name was leaked after Canadian police gave the suspect’s identity to the United States’ FBI.
An image of the gunman has reportedly been circulating on US and Canadian media, but it has not yet been confirmed.
Zehaf-Bibeau had recently converted to Islam and his passport had been revoked, it was reported. He is also understood to have had a criminal record involving drugs and robbery.
