Barrie police say they’ve charged a 13-year-old boy after a gun was found inside a musical instrument case at a local high school on Monday.
Officers were dispatched to Nouvelle-Alliance Catholic Secondary School on Anne Street North just after 11 a.m. to investigate, according to Jennett Mays, a corporate communications co-ordinator with the Barrie Police Service.
According to officers, the suspect, who is a student at the school, left the building prior to police arrival.
The boy, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, police say.
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“We have seized the firearm,” Mays told Global News. “It is a real firearm and is not a replica.”
Mays said officers tracked through the school and its surrounding area to find the suspect.
The school was placed under a hold-and-secure, but parents or guardians were able to pick up their children shortly after 2 p.m. Monday.
The 13-year-old boy was released from custody Monday evening and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie in late February.
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