Man Wielding Firearm at Toronto Airport Shot Dead by Police

A man was fatally shot by police at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Thursday morning, authorities said. 

Officers from Peel Regional Police responded to Terminal 1 of the airport on the morning on Thursday, April 24, the province’s Special Investigations Unit said in a statement. 

Peel police were at the scene to investigate a “man in distress” in an SUV a little before 7 a.m., police said in the statement. When officers located him, he allegedly brandished a firearm, police said.

Three officers shot at him; the man was taken to the hospital where he later died, per police. The officers were physically unharmed. 

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Police said there is no current threat to the public. 

Authorities have not released any further details about the man — such as his age or his name. 

Peel police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further information. 

Anyone who may have information about the investigation is urged to contact the SIU’s lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php.