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| Police investigating suspicious person at University of Toronto, campus on lockdown | Police investigating suspicious person at University of Toronto, campus on lockdown |
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| Police in Toronto are investigating a suspicious person on the campus of the University of Toronto. The man is reportedly armed with a rifle. An additional man has been taken into custody. Students are being advised to remain in place. | |
| The university has informed students in a statement and on Twitter that many buildings are closed on campus, and advised students to "remain in place until an all-clear is called." | The university has informed students in a statement and on Twitter that many buildings are closed on campus, and advised students to "remain in place until an all-clear is called." |
| A video posted on twitter by @camilacore showed police vehicles, officers, and a fire truck at the scene. | A video posted on twitter by @camilacore showed police vehicles, officers, and a fire truck at the scene. |
| The man already taken into custody was handcuffed and walked out of the university's faculty of law building before being put into a police car, CBC reported. | The man already taken into custody was handcuffed and walked out of the university's faculty of law building before being put into a police car, CBC reported. |
| However, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said that man is "under investigation for something else right now." He declined to provide further details. | |
| Saunders said several people on campus reported seeing a "suspicious person" dressed in black with a "surgical type" mask and knapsack, the National Post reported. | |
| One person who called 911 said the man had a gun. | One person who called 911 said the man had a gun. |
| A tactical team and a K-9 unit were dispatched to the area at around 9 a.m. local time. | A tactical team and a K-9 unit were dispatched to the area at around 9 a.m. local time. |
| At 9:30 a.m., police received another call about "a person with a mask with a gun," police spokesman Const. Victor Kwong said. | At 9:30 a.m., police received another call about "a person with a mask with a gun," police spokesman Const. Victor Kwong said. |
| “Here’s the thing: we have not been able to speak with that person because they hung up,” Kwong said. “So we don’t know if that person is reporting what they saw, or reporting what they heard from the grapevine. We don’t know if what they actually saw was a cop." | “Here’s the thing: we have not been able to speak with that person because they hung up,” Kwong said. “So we don’t know if that person is reporting what they saw, or reporting what they heard from the grapevine. We don’t know if what they actually saw was a cop." |
| “Regardless, we’re there. We’re investigating…but at this time, we have no confirmation of an actual gun.” | “Regardless, we’re there. We’re investigating…but at this time, we have no confirmation of an actual gun.” |
| "There are security cameras that are around," Saunders said, as quoted by CBC. "We're working in conjunction with the U of T police and we're trying to put the pieces together." | "There are security cameras that are around," Saunders said, as quoted by CBC. "We're working in conjunction with the U of T police and we're trying to put the pieces together." |
| "It's very early right now, so it's going to take a little more time to get everything so we can have as best a picture as possible to determine what this is all about," he continued. | "It's very early right now, so it's going to take a little more time to get everything so we can have as best a picture as possible to determine what this is all about," he continued. |
| He added that a witness took the picture that officers are using as a reference, and that "that picture did not indicate or show a firearm." | |
| Meanwhile, two nearby hospitals have announced they are on lockdown. | Meanwhile, two nearby hospitals have announced they are on lockdown. |
| The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced that trains on the Yonge-University line are bypassing Museum station due to the police investigation. | The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has announced that trains on the Yonge-University line are bypassing Museum station due to the police investigation. |
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