Panic erupted in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday due to a man armed with a rifle who was wandering near a school, prompting the police to intervene sparingly. This incident followed two days after the shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers in an elementary school in Texas, USA.
The police reported that after receiving calls from eyewitnesses about a man walking around carrying a firearm in an east Toronto neighborhood, they imposed a lockdown on the nearby schools before their officers intervened to apprehend the suspect. James Ramir, the city's police chief, stated during a press conference that "the police confronted this individual," clarifying that the suspect "died," while refraining from providing further details.
