Students told to shelter in place at University of Toronto Mississauga campus due to 'active threat' - CBC

There is a large police presence in the area of Mississauga Road and Outer Circle Road at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, and people were urged to avoid the area on Monday night. (Zachary Proulx/CBC)Social SharingPeel police say a situation at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus is "contained" after students were told to shelter in place due to an "active incident" Monday night.

There is a large police presence in the area of Mississauga Road and Outer Circle Road at the university and people are urged to avoid the area, police said in a post on X.

Police said they would provide more information as they have it. Officers received a call about the situation at 9:11 p.m.

Earlier, students were told to shelter in place at the UTM campus due to an "active threat," according to an alert issued by the university.

The UTM said it had received reports of police activity at Mcluhan Court residence, 3330 Residence Road.

"Active threat. Take shelter immediately and secure doors," it told students in a post on social media platform X.

Emergency responders were at the scene, it added.

In an email late Monday, University of Toronto's media relations department said the alert to shelter in place went to the campus community.

It said it would send alerts every 30 minutes to the campus community until police deemed the area safe.

Peel Regional Paramedic Services said they were on standby at a staging location but hadn't been called to the scene.