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Pellet gun recovered following incident at Nantyr Shores Secondary School in Innisfil: police

At about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, officers say they were called to the high school for a report of three kids passing around a firearm. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

South Simcoe police say they’ve recovered a pellet gun following an incident at an Innisfil high school Thursday morning.

At about 9:30 a.m., officers say they were called to Nantyr Shores Secondary School on Anna Maria Avenue for a report of three kids passing around a firearm.

The school was subsequently placed on lockdown, police say.

Officers arrested one youth and took them into custody, while another was arrested and released, police say.

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Officers say they recovered a pellet gun and charged a youth with mischief.

The lockdown was subsequently lifted, and no one was injured during the incident, according to police.

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The investigation is ongoing.

 

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