Lockdown at U of T Mississauga as police respond to residence incident

Peel Regional Police say an incident at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus is "isolated and contained to a single residential unit," and that no injuries have been reported.

Update, 11:45 p.m.: In an update posted on X at 11:45 p.m., police said they have "expanded specialized services on site." Police said the "Immediate area has been evacuated," that residents are "being asked to shelter in place," and again told people to "Avoid area." Police reported "No injuries."

Students at a campus residence were first told to shelter in place earlier Monday night.

In a post on X at 11:01 p.m., police described it as an "ACTIVE INCIDENT" at Mississauga Road and Outer Circle at UTM, with a "Large police presence." Police told people to "Avoid the area" and said the "Situation is contained."

Police said they would share "More info as we have it" and that a "Media officer headed to the scene." Police said the call came in at 9:11 p.m.

Shelter in place at McLuhan Court

A notice on the University of Toronto Mississauga website, seen by the Banner at 11:55 p.m., said: "UTM lockdown and shelter-in-place continues. Peel Regional Police have secured the area of 3330 Residence Road McLuhan Court Residence at UTM and remain on scene. Updates provided via U of T Alert."

At 10:30 p.m., the university posted on X that it had "received reports of police activity at 3330 residence road Mcluhan Court residence at the UTM."

"Shelter in place until further instructions. Emergency Responders have been notified and are on scene," the university said.

CBC News reported that the campus alert told students "Active threat. Take shelter immediately and secure doors." CBC also reported that the University of Toronto said it would send alerts to the campus community every 30 minutes until police deem the area safe, and that Peel Regional Paramedic Services said paramedics were on standby at a staging location but had not been called to the scene.

What police have not said

As of 11:45 p.m., police had said no injuries were reported, but had not released any information about a suspect or an arrest, and had not given an all-clear. Police have not confirmed reports circulating on social media.

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People on campus are asked to follow instructions from police and the university's UTAlerts updates.

This is a developing story. The Banner will update it as Peel Regional Police release more information.