BOUCTOUCHE, N.B. – An incident that happened at a Bouctouche high school early Monday morning was a false alarm.
RCMP say several students at Clément-Cormier High School in Bouctouche reported seeing a person dressed in camouflage carrying what looked like a long gun in the woods near the school.
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Officials were called to the scene and the high school and another nearby school were placed on lockdown.
Police searched the high school and spoke to students who reported knowing a youth matching the description of the male seen with the gun.
The teenager was holding an air gun and police say the incident was a false alarm. The lockdown was lifted just after 11 a.m.
No charges have been laid against the teen.
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