Two 15-year-olds have been charged following a “weapons call” Thursday afternoon that forced the lockdown of three Port Colborne, Ont., schools.
Niagara police say Port Colborne High, Steele Street and McKay Public were placed into hold and secure protocol amid reports of a youth with a firearm.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Investigators say a gun wasn’t located inside Port Colborne High near Steele and Elgin Streets after a thorough search with a K9 unit.
However, one would be seized at a location outside of the learning facility.
There were no injuries in the incident and students were sent home early.
- Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting
- Three charged after Calgary man kidnapped, robbed and forced into car trunk
- Calgary police arson unit investigating suspicious fire after vehicles found in flames
- Selena Gomez seeks to dismiss ‘absurd’ lawsuit over mental health startup
The two teens are facing charges connected with possessing a firearm.
One of the teens has an additional charge for careless use of a gun.
The two are in court on Friday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.