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As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly seven hours after the fatal shooting, the scene remained active as officers carefully investigated the area and a forensic photographer captured several photos.

Eight Peel police cars and two SIU trucks lined the streets directly outside the Terminal 1 departures area. The roadway closure towards the Terminal 1 departures is still in effect.

SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette said officers had a brief conversation with the man while he was seated in the back of the Jeep, attempting to deescalate the situation for what 鈥渟eemed like a few minutes.鈥� The man then stepped out, she said, showing a firearm to officers. Two officers then drew their guns and fired at him. At least one officer is believed to have been wearing a body-worn camera, she added.听

Police scene at airport will remain in place for a few hours as evidence is collected.

SIU spokesperson Kristy Denette told reporters this afternoon that a man in distress “produced a firearm,” but did not discharge it.

The man was initially in the backseat of the Jeep Cherokee when officers arrived. Denette described him as “possibly a little bit erratic,” “in mental distress”, “agitated” and “raising his voice a little bit.”

When asked by reporters about Peel Police’s earlier claim that the individual pointed a firearm at officers, Denette said she could not confirm that it was pointed, only that it was shown.

She said body-worn camera footage is being reviewed.

Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said this was not an attack on the airport itself, one of the busiest hubs in North America.

“Shortly before 7 a.m. this morning, Peel Police received a call from a member of the public to assist in resolving a dispute at Terminal 1 departures level right at the curb side,” Duraiappah told reporters during a news conference at the airport just before noon. “Our officers that responded went to the aid of security that was already here.”

Three officers responded to the call and used an “immense amount of deescalation” to try to resolve the dispute, the chief said.

“Abruptly, one of the individuals produced a firearm,” and pointed it at the officers.

“As a result of that, to protect themselves and the community and the passengers here at the airport, two of the officers” shot the man, the chief said.

Despite efforts by the officer as well as paramedics to provide life-saving aid, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident was 100 per cent contained outside the airport and surrounding one vehicle. The group had been at the airport for the purposes of travelling. There is “no threat to public safety,” the chief said.

Chris Rhind was at the airport with his five-year-old son when the gunfire broke out.

The 35-year-old 海角社区官网resident said the pair were getting their bags from their Uber at Terminal 1 when they heard what sounded like between eight and 12 gunshots about 200 metres away.

鈥淲e weren鈥檛 sure if it was gunfire, construction, aviation equipment or something else,鈥� he said.

Visibly, there was nothing unusual in the distance.

鈥淭here was a light smell of gunpowder in the air,鈥� Rhind said, and his son asked if fireworks were going off.

Inside the airport, no one knew what was going on. Rhind, his son and other passengers watched through the glass as several police cruisers and an ambulance arrived.

They didn鈥檛 find out it was a shooting until they were on their flight to Vancouver, after seeing a post online from Peel police.

鈥淭hankfully my son is in good spirits,鈥� Rhind said in a message from the plane.

鈥淚t was just random luck that we got out of our car where we did; if we had exited 200 metres further into the terminal, we would鈥檝e been in the middle of the shooting and at risk of a stray bullet.鈥�

Information provided by the SIU initially indicated that three officers had discharged their firearms at the man, who they said was transported to hospital. Peel police later clarified that only two officers had fired shots, and that the man had been pronounced dead at the scene.

Police expected to hold news conference about the shooting at Pearson airport soon.

The shooting happened at one of the busiest times for domestic travellers at Terminal 1, which is generally considered the busiest terminal at Pearson. In total, the airport typically handles up to 130,000 passengers daily.

Personal belongings were scattered inside the grey Jeep, parked in the drop-off lane with its trunk wide open. Among the items were a bicycle tire and child鈥檚 bike helmet peeking out of a box. On the ground beside the vehicle, a child鈥檚 booster seat was left discarded.

The SIU said Peel police responded to 鈥渁 man in distress鈥� in a SUV at Terminal 1 departures just before 7 a.m.

When officers located the man, he pulled out a firearm, according to early information police provided to the SIU.

The police watchdog agency investigates all cases of civilian injury or death involving police.

Three officers fired their guns at the man, the SIU said.

The agency said no officers were hurt and there is no known threat to the public.

The SIU has assigned six investigators and three forensic investigators to the case.

Caution tape surrounded a parked grey Jeep 鈥� its trunk left ajar 鈥� near a cluster of police vehicles. Officers moved through the area, which was scattered with white Starbucks cups seemingly used as evidence markers and discarded belongings.

While police refrained from confirming any deaths, a body was visible near the Jeep, lying on the pavement under a yellow tarp. Only the hands and feet were exposed, beside a black suitcase topped with a jacket.

Caution tape surrounded a parked grey Jeep 鈥� its trunk left ajar 鈥� near a cluster of police vehicles. Officers moved through the area, which was scattered with evidence markers and discarded belongings.

While police refrained from confirming any deaths, a body was visible near the Jeep, lying on the pavement under a yellow tarp. Only the hands and feet were exposed, beside a black suitcase topped with a jacket.

No death had been confirmed Thursday morning but a Star photographer captured an image of what appeared to be a body lying in the departures area next to a Grey SUV and luggage cart draped in a yellow tarp.

Police appeared to use Starbucks coffee cups and other materials to mark some of the evidence nearby.

In videos shared to social media, seemingly in the moments after the shooting, one of the overpasses at the terminal can be seen congested with cars, blocked by police from getting any closer to the scene. Near the doors of Terminal 1, dozens of emergency vehicles were stationed, lights blaring. In another video, bystanders can be heard screaming in the background as officers exit their vehicles.

John Fowler was being dropped off around 7 a.m. when he saw officers with their rifles drawn, he said by email. He waited in his car for about a half-hour before police let him walk into the terminal.

Thursday morning, police cars were stationed on both sides of the ramp to Terminal 1 departures, blocking every entry point.

Outside the terminal, dozens of additional police vehicles lined the streets, while yellow caution tape sealed off several sliding doors leading to the street.

An empty school bus is parked at the end of the street, with officer crowding in front and yellow caution tape to its side.

A spokesperson for First Student bus company later confirmed “our bus was simply dropping off passengers at the airport.”

Kim Jonathan says she was getting out of an Uber with her family at Terminal 1 for an Air Canada flight when she heard “many shots” nearby, immediately followed by quiet.

Once inside the terminal, it was business as usual听鈥� “very calm inside, like any other early morning,” Jonathan said in a message.

“By the time we checked our luggage, there were many emergency vehicles on both sides of the ramps coming up to departures,” she wrote.

Jonathan, who was travelling with her husband and two children, said she is “very shaken” knowing how close the shooting was.

“My paramount feeling is gratitude for the safety of my family,” she wrote. “I’ll be taking a day to hug the family upon my return home.”

The airport took to X Thursday morning to announce that a Peel police investigation outside the Terminal 1 departures area would be causing a shift in traffic.

“Passengers and vehicles are being rerouted to enter and exit through T1 arrivals. We will provide updates throughout the morning,” they said.

Kevin McLaughlin was arriving by the UP Express at Pearson around 7:30 a.m. when he saw “lots of cops” and traffic stopped outside Terminal 1.

“When we rolled in, it was just weird,” McLaughlin said. “There was a lot of flashing lights ... There was something going on.”

Inside the terminal, McLaughlin said everything is largely normal, outside of a bit of a buzz from the incident.

Peel police say there鈥檚 currently a large police presence at the terminal and the Special Investigations Unit is now investigating.

鈥淭his is an isolated incident and there are no known threats to public safety,鈥� police said in a post on X.

Officer is uninjured, police said. People should expect delays at the terminal.

Police are investigating an active incident at 海角社区官网Pearson Airport Thursday morning.

Ontario Provincial Police reported a road closure at Highway 409 to Terminal 1 Departures at the airport due to 鈥渁 police investigation.鈥�

They are advising people to avoid the area.

Peel Paramedics told the Star they were called to the airport at 7 a.m. and added that it was an active situation.