Suspect dead after police-involved shooting near Toronto school

A suspect is dead after a police-involved shooting near a school in Toronto’s east end.

Toronto police said on Twitter that officers were called to the area of Marberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road, which is north of Lawrence and East avenues, shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.

Police said there were reports of a male in his late teens or early 20s walking on the street carrying a rifle.

A police firearm was discharged and the suspect was injured, police said earlier.

Several schools in the area were placed in lockdown due to the incident, but all lockdowns have since been lifted.

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