Waterloo Regional Police briefly placed three Kitchener schools under a hold and secure on Monday afternoon.
“Sunnyside Public School, Rockway Collegiate and Franklin Public School (have) been placed in a hold and secure as a safety precaution,” police said on Twitter at 2:45 p.m.
The Waterloo Region District School Board issued a notice that said all students were safe.
Within 20 minutes, police announced that the hold and secure had come to an end.
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Later in the day, police issued a release which said that officers were called to Weber Street East and Edmund Road at around 2 p.m. after it had been reported that two people were in the area with a weapon.
The suspects had fled the area and no injuries were reported as a result.
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Police described the first suspect as being male, around 15 years old, 5′ tall with a mustache and a stocky build. He was said to be wearing a baseball hat and a tan-coloured jacket.
The second suspect was also described around 15 years old, 5′ tall with a skinny build. He was wearing a blue and grey hoodie.
Police say the incident remains under investigation.
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