Gun call prompts Kitchener school lockdowns
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Schools in a Kitchener neighbourhood were placed in hold and secure after police received multiple reports of a male walking around with a gun.
Schools in Kitchener’s Pioneer Park neighbourhood were placed in hold and secure on Wednesday morning after police received multiple reports of a male walking around with a gun.
Six schools were locked down while officers investigated: Pioneer Park Public School, Brigadoon Public School, Doon Public School, J W Gerth Public School, Groh Public School and St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School.
A hold and secure was also in effect at Conestoga College’s Doon campus.
Residents living the area were also asked to stay away from the area.
The lockdowns were lifted just before the noon hour.
Waterloo Regional Police determined a male had been walking around his own property while carrying a pellet gun.
