A man was shot and injured by a police officer at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday at Terminal 1.
A man was shot by police at Toronto Pearson’s Terminal 1, prompting a major emergency response that’s affecting operations at the country’s busiest airport on Thursday morning.
Airport authorities at Pearson International said there was shooting just before 7 a.m. Witnesses said they heard what sounded like several gunshots outside Terminal 1 by pillar 14 and 15.
Toronto Pearson Airport Terminal 1 was on lockdown due to reported shooting in Departures.
Peel Police on scene with 30+ cruisers, performing CPR on critically injured person. Travelers walked due to highway closure.
Peel police confirmed that the victim is a man but did not provide any information on his age or release an update on the severity of his injuries.
