No charges will be laid in connection with Montague High lockdown incident
CBC
No charges will be laid in connection to an incident Monday at Montague Regional High School, which led to a replica gun being seized on school grounds.
RCMP said Wednesday that their investigation is now complete.
"It was revealed that the gun was a replica, no one was injured and the replica was not used in the commission of any criminal offence," the P.E.I. RCMP said in a social media post.
When used to commit a crime, replica firearms are included in the broader Criminal Code definition of "imitation firearms."
According to the Criminal Code, there is a mandatory minimum penalty of one year in prison if an imitation firearm is used to commit, to attempt to commit, or during flight after committing a serious criminal offence, such as kidnapping, robbery or sexual assault.
Kings District RCMP rushed to the school after school officials heard about a gun on the property and initiated a lockdown at about 12:45 p.m. Monday.
Police seized the replica and quickly determined there was no danger to anyone.
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