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Police investigating after man with gun seen in Toronto

A Toronto Police logo is shown in Toronto, on Friday, August 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Police are investigating after a man was reportedly seen with a gun at a Toronto bus stop.

In a tweet Tuesday at around 12:15 p.m., Toronto police said officers received a report of a man with a gun in the Midland Avenue and Kingston Road area.

“Man was at a bus stop,” police said in the tweet. “No longer on scene.”

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Schools in the area were temporarily placed into a hold and secure.

In an update at around 2:40 p.m., police said the schools were told the hold and secures could be lifted.

“Investigation remains on going,” the tweet read.

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