Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has said a "police-involved shooting" took place at the airport on Thursday morning.

A police shooting at Toronto’s Pearson Airport has sparked a major response and the airport’s Terminal 1 Departures is on lockdown.Peel Police confirmed a man was shot in a social media post and the officer involved in the shooting was not injured.

TORONTO (AP) — A shooting involving a police officer outside Toronto’s Pearson International Airport cut off traffic heading to Terminal 1, authorities said Thursday. Peel Regional Police said in a social media post an adult was shot and the officer was uninjured. The shooting happened outside the terminal.