Police watchdog: Toronto man killed by police near a school had a pellet gun

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TORONTO - Ontario’s police watchdog says a man shot and killed by Toronto police on Thursday was carrying a pellet gun.

Toronto Police Chief James Ramer said Thursday that officers were called to the city’s east end around 1 p.m. on reports of a person with a gun.

The Special Investigations Unit says the 27-year-old man was shot at by two officers and it was later discovered he was carrying a B.B. gun.An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.The watchdog’s initial statement said that Toronto officers responded to the area of East Avenue and Maberley Crescent at 1:35 p.m.

The Toronto District School Board said four schools near Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road were temporarily on lockdown due to a police investigation in the area.

 

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If a person has a machine gun near a school....the new reality. Shoot first ask questions after.

Jesus Christ I used walk around with a pellet gun as a kid. Shoot first ask later wtf

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