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2 people in custody, pellet gun seized after police called to Toronto high school

The Toronto Police Services emblem is photographed during a press conference at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. CKL

Two people are in custody after a “person with a gun” was reportedly seen outside a school in Toronto, police say.

In a tweet at around 12:20 p.m. on Friday, Toronto police said officers received reports that a person was seen with a gun outside of Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute.

Police said no injuries were reported, but that schools in the area were temporarily placed into a lockdown.

Officers said two people were take into custody.

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In an update, police said no other suspects were outstanding, and that a pellet gun had been recovered.

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