Toronto Police Say A Man Was Reportedly Driving On The 401 & Shooting A Gun Into The Air
Yorkdale Shopping Centre had to go into lockdown on Saturday, August 13.
The Toronto Police Service's Operations Centre shared that reports have been received about a man on the 401 shooting a gun into the air from a car while on the highway.
At 2:34 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 13, Toronto Police tweeted that there had been reports at around 2:15 p.m. ET of a man driving on Highway 401 at Allen Road and shooting a gun into the air.
Then the man went into the parking lot of Yorkdale Shopping Centre in a dark blue Acura.
This incident led to the mall being placed under lockdown.
"No reported injuries at this time - Police are on scene," the police service said in the tweet.
Later at 2:43 p.m. ET, police said in an update on Twitter that police were still on scene at Yorkdale.
A man in his 30s has now been located and arrested.
Also, a firearm was recovered at the scene.
There has been no more information given on the incident and police haven't said if the man who was arrested will be charged.
Just a day before this incident, Toronto Police said that a man from Thornhill had been arrested and charged after allegedly pointing an assault-style rifle at a security officer at the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China.
Also, back in May, there were reports of "a man walking on the street carrying a rifle" near a school in Scarborough that sent the school into lockdown.
The man was shot and killed by police at the scene. It was later discovered that the firearm was a pellet gun.