SHOOTING: Man dead after being shot near Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga

A man in his 40s was shot and killed just before noon on Wednesday in Mississauga’s north end near Toronto Pearson Airport.

Peel Paramedics told INsauga.com a man in his 40s was shot six times and died en route to hospital shortly after the shooting at Tranmere Drive and Telford Way, just east of Dixie and Derry roads.

Peel Regional Police have released few details, saying only that one person was shot and pronounced dead a short time later. They said the call was received at 11:53 a.m.

Police didn’t provide any additional information about the victim nor have they released any information about a suspect or suspects.

Speaking to the media from the busy airport-area scene shortly before 3 p.m., a Peel police spokesperson said investigators believe the shooting to be an isolated incident with “no threat to public safety at this time.”

The spokesperson added patrol officers first on the scene “rendered assistance” to the victim, who a short time later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said officers are canvassing the industrial area in a search for witnesses to the shooting and any video footage that might have caught the violence on camera as it unfolded.

The spokesperson didn’t reveal any additional details, saying the investigation remains in its early stages.

Map shows general area of a fatal shooting on Wednesday in Mississauga’s north end, near Toronto Pearson Airport (shown at right). Police say one person was shot and killed in the area of Tranmere Drive and Telford Way.