Brampton school goes into lockdown after student seen with gun

Published November 21, 2019 at 2:26 pm

A Brampton school went into lockdown after a student was spotted with a gun that turned out to be an imitation firearm, police say.

Peel police allege a student was caught inside a school in the Dixie and Octillo area with the firearm around 9:00 am on Nov. 21.

Police say no threats were made and the school was put in lockdown as a result.

Police say the firearm was retrieved without incident at 9:11 a.m.

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The lockdown has been lifted.

Police say the student is in custody.