Armed tactical unit searches Winnipeg school, determines gun threat was a 'hoax': police
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The threat of someone with a gun inside a Winnipeg school forced students into lockdown Tuesday as an armed tactical police unit swept through the school and soon determined it was all a hoax.
The threat of someone with a gun inside a Winnipeg school forced students into lockdown Tuesday as an armed tactical police unit swept through the school and soon determined it was all a hoax.
On Tuesday afternoon, police got a call that someone with a gun went inside Garden City Collegiate. The threat prompted the school to go into lockdown around 1 p.m.
Insp. George Labossiere of the Winnipeg Police Service said a tactical team, along with the school resource officers and general patrol, immediately responded and searched the school.
"The situation does appear in fact to be a hoax," Labossiere said. "Which is highly unfortunate, given the fact that it put a lot of people in distress."
Winnipeg police tweeted shortly before 2 p.m., advising the school was in lockdown and asking the public to avoid the area. Fewer than 10 minutes police said the lockdown had been lifted.
Labossiere said police took two youths into custody as a result. He said no charges have been laid at this point as the matter is now before the Crown's office for review.
Seven Oaks School Division Superintendent Brian O'Leary confirmed the two youths were students, but did not attend Garden City Collegiate.
