‘Axe’ that prompted Vancouver high school lockdown was a prop, police say

Vancouver police say the suspected axe spotted at an East Vancouver high school was, in fact, a prop.

Police were called to Killarney Secondary Thursday morning to what they said were “credible reports” of someone inside with a “weapon.”

The school was placed on lockdown, the Vancouver police deployed its emergency response team, and officers went room to room to secure the school. No suspect or injuries were located.

2:06 Police respond to ‘credible’ suspect with weapon report at Vancouver school

On Friday, police took to Twitter to confirm the axe was “a prop being carried by a student for a school project.”

“We applaud the quick thinking & cooperation of all staff and students who believed this was an active threat in the school,” VPD said.

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The Thursday lockdown came a day after someone deployed bear spray at the same school.

The appearance of two threatening incidents a day apart at the school prompted some parents to speak out about district cancelling the city’s school liaison officer program last year.