Armed police storm Toronto Public Health building to apprehend man

By News Staff

Posted April 1, 2016 4:26 pm.

Last Updated April 1, 2016 4:31 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Toronto police had rifles drawn as they entered the Toronto Public Health building to apprehend a man on Friday afternoon.

The incident unfolded on Friday around 3:30 p.m. when at least 10 Toronto police cars and an ambulance parked outside the Public Health building at Dundas and Victoria streets.

A police officer on the scene said a man was apprehended under Mental Health Act.

The police haven’t tweeted anything about the incident.

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