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Toronto Pearson Airport on lockdown after shooting in terminal
Daily Mail ^ | 24 Apr 2025 | By JOE HUTCHISON

Posted on 04/24/2025 7:28:35 AM PDT by cuz1961

Parts of Toronto Pearson International Airport have been put on lockdown after a man was shot, with police and paramedics swarming the area.

Terminal 1 Departures at the major airport has been closed due to a 'police-involved shooting', the province's Special Investigations Unit confirmed.

They later confirmed that an adult male had been shot, adding that it was an isolated incident and there are no known threats to the public.

Images taken at the scene show a body on the ground behind a blacked out SUV outside of the terminal. Police said that the officer involved in the shooting was uninjured.

Officials have yet to provide context as to what lead up to the shooting.

CTV News spoke with witnesses who said that gunshots started ringing out just before 7am outside of the terminal.

Traveler Chris Rhind told CP24 he heard 'loud, popping noises' in the distance while grabbing his luggage, the noise caught the attention of a security guard.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviation; shooting

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1 posted on 04/24/2025 7:28:35 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961; 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; ...

AVIATION PING!....................


2 posted on 04/24/2025 7:31:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: cuz1961

I hope one of Canada’s new residents didn’t yell Alahua Ackbar. That always confuses authorities on the motive.


3 posted on 04/24/2025 7:38:34 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Red Badger

La Jetée


4 posted on 04/24/2025 7:42:26 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jet%C3%A9e


5 posted on 04/24/2025 7:44:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: cuz1961

Celebrating openness of country and diversity, eh?


6 posted on 04/24/2025 7:47:28 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: cuz1961

A little more here:

“Officers were at the airport shortly before 7 a.m. investigating a “man in distress” who was in an SUV at Terminal 1 departures, the SIU said in a news release Thursday.
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“Early information received indicates [the man] produced a firearm,” the release said.”
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-paramedics-pearson-airport-1.7517231


7 posted on 04/24/2025 7:49:14 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: cuz1961
Instead of simply reporting that police shot a man at the Toronto airport, the reader is subjected to passive voice statements, euphemistic phrases, and a general lack of information.
"after a man was shot"
"police and paramedics swarming the area"
"police-involved shooting"
"an adult male had been shot"
"an isolated incident"
"no known threats to the public"
"Police said that the officer involved in the shooting was uninjured."
"Officials have yet to provide context as to what lead up to the shooting."
"gunshots started ringing out"
"[Paramedics] would not confirm whether anyone had died."
Did the police do all the shooting or was the man who was shot also shooting? Was the man an isolated or mentally disturbed individual, or was he associated with some terrorist group? Were other people injured and being treated by the "swarm of paramedics"? Someday the answers may be reported.
8 posted on 04/24/2025 7:49:45 AM PDT by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again!)
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To: Carl Vehse

Yup, CTV(State sponsored Media) will claim stolen gun from Trump’s 2nd Unregulated Amendment Country.


9 posted on 04/24/2025 8:00:14 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: existentially_kuffer

And throw in 3d printed and ghost gun on top.


10 posted on 04/24/2025 8:01:42 AM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: cuz1961
“gunshots started ringing out”

None of my firearms “ring” when fired.

How do I get them to that instead of Bang?

11 posted on 04/24/2025 8:02:59 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: cuz1961

This is impossible because gun control.


12 posted on 04/24/2025 8:05:02 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (My Bearded Lady neighbor is an "Intimacy Coach" from the shed w/ Palestinian & Gay flags.)
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To: existentially_kuffer

P. S. Terminal 1 are International flights both in & out.


13 posted on 04/24/2025 8:05:03 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: cuz1961

Its impossible! Toronto has banned handguns for average citizens who are not authorized by RCMP


14 posted on 04/24/2025 8:10:06 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: cuz1961

Most likely the Ann Coulter Rule is in effect here.

For those who don’t know...

“The longer it takes the media to identify a shooter, the less likely it is to be a White male.

This includes police.


15 posted on 04/24/2025 8:16:37 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: cuz1961

No known threats to the public, just an unknown with a gun and a body on the floor. It’s perfectly safe.


16 posted on 04/24/2025 8:35:43 AM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: VTenigma

Probably a bunch of muslims suddenly needing to pray in the open outside of Terminal #1 facing the entrance of the Catholic prayer room in line with the direction of the Kabba guided by a Jewish compass.


17 posted on 04/24/2025 8:53:41 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: cuz1961

The epicenter of Canadian diversity.


18 posted on 04/24/2025 9:03:20 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Deaf Smith
How do I get them to that instead of Bang?

Try using a BB gun and aim at a metal wind chime.

19 posted on 04/24/2025 10:13:20 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: PAR35

I do not downgrade.


20 posted on 04/24/2025 10:39:27 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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