An officer-involved shooting just before 7:00 a.m. Thursday left a 30-year-old man dead, Peel Regional Police posted on X.
CBS News reported that the shooting “cut off traffic heading to Terminal 1.”
The Canadian Press indicated the man may have “produced a firearm.”
Peel Regional Police posted to X after the incident:
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING:
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) April 24, 2025
-T1 at Pearson International Airport
-Large police presence.
-Adult ml shot.
-Officer is uninjured.
-@SIUOntario has been contacted.
-This is an isolated incident and there are no known threats to public safety.
-Expect Delays at the Terminal.…
“The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says three officers fired at the man outside the departures level at Terminal 1,” according to the Globe and Mail.
An SIU spokesperson made clear, “There in no threat to the public.”
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