Toronto police kill man carrying a gun near schools

Toronto police shot and killed a man who was carrying a gun near several city schools on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The incident led to five nearby schools being placed under precautionary lockdowns.

Officers responded to a report of an armed man in the area and fired after the gunman confronted them, Toronto police chief James Ramer said at a media briefing.

He declined to give further details, citing a continuing investigation.

Earlier on Twitter, Toronto police said officers had fired and the gunman, described as a male in his late teens or early 20s, was wounded.

The scene where the man was shot by Toronto police is about 130 metres from the William G Davis Junior Public School, which was the last of the five schools to emerge from a lockdown.

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