Sherwood Park students locked in classrooms due to gun sighting – Edmonton


With the deadly mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., top of mind, students at a high school and junior high in Sherwood Park had to take precautions Wednesday after a suspected gun sighting in the community east of Edmonton.

Just before 10 a.m., Strathcona County RCMP said it received a report of an person with a possible firearm in their pocket at the Strathcona Athletic Park in Sherwood Park.

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The nearby Bev Facey Community High was put on lockdown while F.R. Haythorne Junior High was placed in a hold and secure.

Police said they quickly responded to the park and searched the area.

RCMP said they found the purported suspect and confirmed the man didn’t have a gun and no offences were committed.

The status of the schools were lifted over the noon hour.

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Sarah Ryan has the details in the video above.




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