Man shot dead by police after dispute at Toronto Pearson airport [Video]

Officials say a 30-year-old man shot by Peel Regional Police officers at Toronto Pearson Airport on Thursday morning has died.

Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said it was just before 7 a.m. when police received a call “to assist in resolving a dispute at Terminal 1 departures level right at the curbside.”

Duraiappah said officers “engaged in discussions” with a group of people — about two to three people — that were “experiencing a dispute.” He said officers spent an amount of time, around 10 to 15 minutes, trying to de-escalate and resolve the dispute.

“However, abruptly one of the individuals produced a firearm at our officers,” Duraiappah said, adding there were three Peel Regional Police officers who responded to the incident.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which acts as the province’s police watchdog and investigates various incidents such as officer-involved shootings, said a 30-year-old man was shot.

The SIU said the man died at the scene, …