Investigation ends into reports of man with gun near Sunalta School

WATCH: Police along with the tactical team and HAWCS helicopter surrounded an area around Sunalta School; the situation has since been resolved. Gary Bobrovitz reports.

CALGARY – Police say an investigation into reports of a man with a gun in the area near Sunalta School was resolved “without incident” just after 6 p.m. on Friday. An initial report of a man with a gun came in at around 4:20 p.m.

Police said in a tweet they were on scene of a “possible weapon complaint in the Scarboro area.”

Southbound Crowchild Trail was closed at Bow Trail between 5 and 6 p.m. Police asked people to avoid the area.

Police were using a HAWCS helicopter to broadcast updates in the area. An area resident told Global News the broadcast announced a “gunman is hiding in the bushes near Crowchild Trail.”

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A concerned parent outside the school said he got a phone call from the after-school care centre, and came right away.

“They said there’s some bad guy inside, but the kids are fine, but we don’t know exactly what happened,” said a parent who gave the name Liguo. “Hopefully the kids are okay. I have two kids inside…two girls, 6 and 8.”

Police were inside the school just before 6 p.m. with an unknown number of students and parents who were inside at an after-school event. The canine unit was searching bushes in the area.

Police said no one was in custody just after 6 p.m. Police said they weren’t sure about the “legitimacy” of the call, but every gun report is treated seriously.

Police told Global News they will continue to investigate, which will likely involve re-interviewing witnesses.

EMS confirms there was an ambulance on standby in the area, but no injuries were reported.

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With files from Gary Bobrovitz and Nancy Hixt