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TORONTO (AP) — A 30-year-old man was shot dead by police outside
Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Thursday morning, officials said,
in what was described as an isolated incident with no further
threat to public safety.
Peel regional police officers were investigating a “man in
distress” in an SUV at the Terminal 1 departures level just
before 7 a.m. local time, Ontario’s police watchdog said.
“Officers located the man and early information received
indicates he produced a firearm,” the Special Investigations
Unit said in a statement. It said three Peel regional police
officers shot at the man.
Following the shooting, police tape and evidence markers could
be seen near a dark SUV with its trunk open. A yellow sheet
appeared to cover a body on the sidewalk.
There was no known threat to the public and no police officers
were injured, said the SIU, which investigates all police
shootings in the province.
Police had previously described the shooting as an isolated
incident. There were no reports of any other injuries.
In a passenger advisory on its website, Pearson Airport said
flights continued to operate normally despite the ongoing
investigation. The airport was rerouting passengers to enter and
exit the terminal through the arrivals area, it said.
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