Ontario’s police watchdog says a pellet gun was recovered from the scene where a 27-year-old man was fatally shot by Toronto police after several schools were placed in lockdown on Thursday. A man shot dead by police after reports of a person with a rifle forced several schools into lockdown in Toronto Thursday in fact had a pellet gun, Ontario's police watchdog says. On Friday morning, the SIU confirmed to CBC News that a pellet gun was recovered at the scene. A spokeswoman for Toronto police did not say why the force hadn't mentioned the pellet gun in its earlier statements. The Special Investigations Unit says it recovered a pellet gun from the scene where a 27-year-old man was shot dead by Toronto police.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2022 23:32 UTC