Toronto police search for masked man as university locked down

Police received reports of a suspicious man in a school building, but have not yet found anyone

Police were searching for a masked man dressed in black on the downtown campus of the University of Toronto, police in Canada's largest city said on Monday, following reports that triggered a lockdown in several buildings in the area.

#UofT Safety Alert: updates will be posted to https://t.co/dIAAs79gNe pic.twitter.com/fnFMunH2d5

— University of Toronto (@UofT) June 13, 2016

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders told reporters at the school that police received several reports of a suspicious man in a school building, but have not yet found anyone.

The school has been locked down for several hours while police conduct their search.

"If anyone has any info to help police locate man dressed in black with mask at University of Toronto call 416-808-2222" Chief Saunders ^sm

— Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) June 13, 2016