A Toronto police officer was killed and two people have been rushed to hospital after a man opened fire in Mississauga, ON, on Monday. .The suspect has been located and taken into police custody. Sources told the Toronto Sun he was arrested in Hamilton, ON. .The Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate. .One person was shot, but Halton Region police did not say if it was before or after a carjacking outside the Tim Hortons location at Argentia Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard happened. .Peel Region police issued an emergency alert. Halton police confirmed it arrested the suspect. .The emergency alert, which has been cancelled, said one person was shot and another taken to hospital. The alert said the suspect was a white male with a beard wearing a construction vest and driving a dark-coloured vehicle. .It informed people the suspect was armed and dangerous. Anyone who saw him was advised to call 911. .Peel police issued a correction, saying the suspect was a black male with a thin build and bulk hair who was wearing a black and yellow construction vest. .Toronto police chief James Ramer has been making arrangements to go to the scene. .Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was appalled by the crime.."I’m so grateful to law enforcement for bringing this situation to an end," said Ford. ."May justice for those killed and injured be swift.".This incident comes after Toronto police officer Jeffrey Northrup was murdered in the line of duty in 2021. .Northrup and his partner were responding to a 911 call for a robbery in progress when they were struck by a vehicle in the parking garage at Toronto City Hall. .Police charged Toronto resident Umar Zameer with first-degree murder.
A Toronto police officer was killed and two people have been rushed to hospital after a man opened fire in Mississauga, ON, on Monday. .The suspect has been located and taken into police custody. Sources told the Toronto Sun he was arrested in Hamilton, ON. .The Special Investigations Unit has invoked its mandate. .One person was shot, but Halton Region police did not say if it was before or after a carjacking outside the Tim Hortons location at Argentia Road and Winston Churchill Boulevard happened. .Peel Region police issued an emergency alert. Halton police confirmed it arrested the suspect. .The emergency alert, which has been cancelled, said one person was shot and another taken to hospital. The alert said the suspect was a white male with a beard wearing a construction vest and driving a dark-coloured vehicle. .It informed people the suspect was armed and dangerous. Anyone who saw him was advised to call 911. .Peel police issued a correction, saying the suspect was a black male with a thin build and bulk hair who was wearing a black and yellow construction vest. .Toronto police chief James Ramer has been making arrangements to go to the scene. .Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was appalled by the crime.."I’m so grateful to law enforcement for bringing this situation to an end," said Ford. ."May justice for those killed and injured be swift.".This incident comes after Toronto police officer Jeffrey Northrup was murdered in the line of duty in 2021. .Northrup and his partner were responding to a 911 call for a robbery in progress when they were struck by a vehicle in the parking garage at Toronto City Hall. .Police charged Toronto resident Umar Zameer with first-degree murder.
