Police have taken a person into custody after receiving reports of shots fired on Lodge Drive in Coquitlam, B.C., near an elementary school on Tuesday.
There is no risk to the public at this time, the Mounties said in a news release, and no one was injured.
École Coquitlam River Elementary, however, went into a precautionary “hold and secure” for about 15 minutes as the incident unfolded around noon.
“This was a community issue unrelated to Coquitlam River Elementary,” Ken Hoff, the school’s assistant director of communications, wrote in an emailed statement.
“Once the RCMP had dealt with the immediate situation, the hold and secure was lifted.”
A hold and secure entails closing the outside doors of the school and controlling entry, while activities inside carry on normally, said Hoff.
A witness told Global News he heard seven shots fired near the intersection of Lodge Drive and Shaughnessy Street, in an area where he saw a couple arguing.
Investigators remain on scene and are asking the public to avoid the area. Meanwhile, anyone with more information about the incident is asked to contact the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550.