Police are investigating what’s feared to be a fatal shooting at Toronto Pearson airport – where emergency services are said to be carrying out CPR on at least one victim.
Witnesses reported hearing what appeared to be the sound of gunshots blaring and people screaming as they arrived to chaotic scenes at the airport. Dozens of police cars were pictured swarming the building’s entrance as cops armed with rifles surrounded the area and locked it down. In a clip taken by a witness at the scene, holidaymakers were seen abandoning their Ubers and lugging their suitcases along the pavement after being turned away. “Anyone know what’s going on at Pearson airport? Dozen police cars & rifles out?” one user wrote on X. Another said: “Just heard Pearson T1 is now locked down. Dozens of people abandoning their Ubers (and now being turned back). Anyone know what’s up?”
Another video from the scene showed police officers approaching oncoming vehicles and telling them to turn around and exit. Chris Rhind, a traveller at the airport, told Toronto news outlet CP24 that he went to pick up his luggage when he heard some “loud, popping noises” in the distance. He added that a security guard was caught off-guard by the noise.
Peel Paramedics say they are “actively responding” to an incident at the airport and raced to the airport’s Terminal 1 area at around 7am local time. The Ontario Provincial Police said Highway 409 to Terminal 1 Departures is closed “due to a police investigation”, and have urged drivers to avoid the area.
The Toronto Transit Commission says the 900 Airport Express bus is detouring via Terminal 3 due to ongoing “police activity.”
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