barricaded himself inside a student residence<\/a> and for several hours did not respond to police officers\u2019 negotiating efforts to have him surrender peacefully. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers found the suspect dead inside the residence from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\nNumerous police officers who responded to the dangerous weapon call at the Mississauga Road\/Dundas Street area campus shortly after 9 p.m. moved themselves into position both inside and outside the McLuhan Court student residence.<\/p>\n
As the police operation unfolded, various images taken by bystanders of police officers\u2019 tactical positions began to appear on various social media platforms.<\/p>\n
Prior to taking questions from the media on Tuesday at University of Toronto Mississauga, Bell-Morena addressed police concerns related to the photos on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw many members of the public uploading images of the position of police officers during this active incident. This is a blatant safety concern; doing so puts our officers in harm\u2019s way and (jeopardizes the safety of) any potential victims or hostages inside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFortunately in this case, there were no hostages. But this does not change the fact that this is inherently dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n
Continuing, Bell-Morena acknowledged that while Canadians have a constitutionally protected right to film on-duty police officers, \u201cthat right ends the second it interferes with a police operation or compromises the safety of people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He added it\u2019s not uncommon to have a barricaded suspect \u201cresort to online means to determine the location and tactics of officers to gain an advantage or the means of their escape.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we\u2019d like you to consider that before you post these things,\u201d Bell-Morena said. \u201cWe understand these incidents are interesting and they\u2019re (considered) cool. Post them after the incident has been declared safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
The armed man who hid from police inside the student residence on Monday night was not a student at UTM, police said, adding they\u2019re looking into who he may have been visiting.<\/p>\n
Police said he\u2019d been involved in an intimate partner violence incident on Monday afternoon in Brampton prior to winding up at the Mississauga university campus.<\/p>\n
The province\u2019s Special Investigations Unit, which probes incidents involving police and the public that result in serious injury or death, has invoked its mandate and is looking into the incident.<\/p>\n
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