Two people have been charged in connection with an incident involving a pellet gun that caused an Alliston high school to go under lockdown last week, Nottawasaga OPP say.
One boy was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats and assault, according to Nottawasaga OPP Const. Harry Lawrenson.
The other boy was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Lawrenson added.
“There’s not two weapons involved — it’s the same weapon, but it was just passed between the two,” Lawrenson said.
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Last Tuesday, Banting Memorial High School was put under lockdown for about two hours after witnesses described watching a suspect threaten another student with a handgun and then conceal it in another person’s backpack, police say.
A pellet gun that resembles a .357 handgun was subsequently found, officers add.
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All students and staff were safe.
Lawrenson said the two accused can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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