Overview

• Peel Regional Police responded to reports of a 'man in distress' in an SUV near Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson Airport on April 24.
• The man allegedly brandished a firearm, prompting three officers to open fire; he was transported to a hospital where he later died.
• The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ontario’s independent police oversight body, has launched an investigation into the incident.
• Toronto Pearson Airport was placed in partial lockdown, with Highway 409 closed and passengers rerouted through Terminal 1 arrivals.
• Authorities have confirmed there is no ongoing public threat, but airport operations remain disrupted as the investigation continues.