A man was pronounced dead on Sunday shortly after being tasered by police in North York.

In a social media post shared Sunday evening, the Toronto Police Service said its officers had responded to a priority call at approximately 5:41 p.m. in the area of Keele Street and Broad Oaks Drive.

According to investigators, a man was armed with a knife and officers reacted by tasering the individual.

Police say the man was taken into custody, but a short time later he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Few details have been released about the incident. Police say an investigation is ongoing.

A spokesperson for the province’s police watchdog, the Special Investigations Unit, could not be reached for comment.

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