One person was shot by police near an elementary school in Scarborough’s Port Union area on Thursday afternoon, first responders and an eyewitness said.

Paramedics tell CP24 they were called to the corner of Lawrence Avenue East and Port Union Road at 1:24 p.m. for a shooting.

Approximately 30 minutes prior to the shooting, police were called to Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road, just east of the shooting scene, for reports of a person carrying a rifle on the street.

Police said an officer discharged a firearm at a suspect and struck them at least once.

That suspect is now in police custody.

Their exact condition is now known.

Video obtained from a witness at the scene shows officers cordoning off a section East Avenue, directly across from William G. Davis Public school.

A body covered with an orange tarp can be seen on the sidewalk.

Paramedics said they did not transport anyone from the scene.

The Toronto District School Board says Charlottetown Junior Public School and Centennial Road Junior Public School are in hold and secure, while Joseph Howe Senior Public School and Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute are all in lockdown mode due to the incident.

Officers said later the incident posed “no wider threat to public safety.”

Police said parents are being asked to pick up their children from William Davis Junior Public School now as it is no longer in lockdown.

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