A man carrying a rifle in the area of several Toronto schools has been shot and killed by police. .The schools were forced into lockdown Thursday just before 1 p.m. local time after reports a man wielding a rifle was in the area of Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road in Port Union, according to CBC News..Police posted an alert on Twitter just before 1 p.m. and followed up with an update indicating the gunman had been located, an officer had discharged their weapon and the suspect was reported injured. He was confirmed dead by police shortly after. ."There is no wider threat to public safety," police said. . Police presence outside Toronto schools where a man wielding a gun has been shot and killed .Lockdowns ended at Joseph Howe Senior Public School and Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute just before 3 p.m..Charlottetown Junior Public School, Centennial Road Junior Public School and William G Davis Junior Public School remained in lockdown for longer, but that has since been lifted for all three schools. .The situation followed Tuesday's devastating shooting rampage in a Texas elementary school where a gunman barricaded himself in a classroom and proceeded to shoot and kill 19 students between the ages of eight and 11 and two teachers. .More to come...
