Chaos erupts following police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport
Emergency crews are on the scene and the SIU is investigating after a man was shot in an officer-involved shooting at Toronto Pearson Airport.
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Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
The province’s police watchdog says it has invoked its mandate and will be investigating the deadly shooting (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
A man in his 30s is dead following a police-involved shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the province’s Special Investigations Unit confirms (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Some road closures have impacted travellers going to and coming from the airport this morning, Pearson says (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Police cars are pictured at the scene of police-involved shooting at the departures area of terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport., in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, April 24, 2025 (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
"No police officers were injured and there is no known threat to the public," the SIU added (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Six investigators and three forensic investigators have been assigned to the case, according to the police watchdog (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
In a news release issued on Thursday morning, the SIU said preliminary information suggests that Peel police were called to the airport at around 7 a.m. for reports of a man in distress in an SUV in the departures area of Terminal 1
An SIU spokesperson told CP24 that early information suggests that the man who was shot produced a gun but did not fire his weapon
“Officers located the man and early information received indicates he produced a firearm,” the news release read
"Officers located the man and early information received indicates he produced a firearm," the news release read
Two of the officers discharged their weapons and the man with the gun was shot by police
Regular service of the 900 Airport Express has resumed near Kipling Station, the TTC says (Arlyn McAdorey / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
In an update on social media, Pearson confirmed that flights at the airport continue to operate as usual
Officers were seen leading passengers who were stuck in traffic up the ramp into the departures terminal
Witnesses said they heard what sounded like several gunshots outside Terminal 1 by pillar 14 and 15
Emergency crews are on the scene of a police-involved shooting at Toronto Pearson International Airport, the province’s Special Investigations Unit confirms
Paramedics tell CP24 they received a call to respond to the airport but did not disclose the nature of the call or where in the airport they were responding to
Drivers are advised to use the roadway to Terminal 1 Arrivals as the roadway to the Terminal 1 Departures is closed
The Terminal 1 parking garage remains open, Pearson said
Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
Police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport The SIU is investigating after a police-involved shooting at Toronto’s Pearson airport.
A 30-year-old man is dead following a police-involved shooting outside Toronto Pearson International Airport
Former Toronto police homicide detective Mark Mendelson called the police investigation a "logistical nightmare."
Police have blocked off the roadway leading up to departure drop offs at Terminal. Officers were seen leading passengers who were stuck in traffic up the ramp into the departures terminal
Body-worn cameras, as well as surveillance footage from the airport, will be reviewed as part of the investigation
Peel police confirm a man was shot at Pearson’s Terminal 1 this morning. The officer involved, police said, was uninjured
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Duraiappah said officers tried de-escalation tactics to resolve the dispute between the parties involved
Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said officers were called to the airport this morning for a "dispute" between two or three people.
An SIU spokesperson told CP24 that early information suggests that the man who was shot produced a gun but did not fire his weapon.
"No police officers were injured and there is no known threat to the public," the SIU added.
