WINNIPEG – Police officers flooded a North Kildonan neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon after a report of people seen carrying weapons.
Several police units were in the area of Rothesay Street and Sutton Avenue starting at about 2 p.m. Police cruisers were also seen blocking the street in front of Chief Peguis Junior High School.
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Students at River East Collegiate also reported seeing police officers with guns drawn near their school.
A police spokesperson said the schools were not directly involved in the incident, but officers were in the area after a report of suspects armed with weapons like “baseball bats.”
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A Global News photographer saw a number of individuals being handcuffed, but a police spokesperson said he had no information on arrests. It wasn’t known if any weapons were found.
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