Police kill armed man in hostage situation at bank near Toronto
Posted December 13, 2017 12:41 pm.
Last Updated December 13, 2017 12:55 pm.
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TORONTO (NEWS 1130) – Police say they have killed a man armed with a gun during a “traumatic” hostage situation in a bank north of Toronto.
They say they had to use “lethal force to subdue” the man inside a Royal Bank branch in Maple, Ont.
Police responded to the call around 1 p.m.
“The armed subject in this case, we did have to use lethal force in order to gain control of that suspect. He is deceased,” says Constable Andy Pattenden.
“There were a number of people that were inside — both staff, as well as some of the patrons of the bank. Our first responding officers really did to an excellent job in getting those people out as quickly as possible. But there still were some inside with the subject.”
No other injuries have been reported.
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