– Files from George Henderson, My Cariboo Now
An arrest has been made after police in Quesnel received a report of a man walking toward Correlieu Secondary School with a firearm.
Sergeant Richard Weseen, Detachment Commander with the Quesnel RCMP, says the call came in from students at approximately 8-15 a.m.
Weseen says they were told that he was in possession of a firearm and was walking on Anderson Drive toward the school.
“The witnesses reported the man was agitated and yelling at bystanders. For safety, the high school was placed in a ‘Hold and Secure’, which is a partial lockdown of the school.”
Weseen says members arrived at the school within minutes and located the man on the Correlieu Secondary grounds with what was believed to be a handgun in his hand.
He says the man was arrested without incident and the police seized a replica handgun.
“The quick police response and arrest of this man can be credited to the students that called the police immediately when they saw the man with what they thought was a firearm. At this time, it is not believed that the man had any intention of entering the school, or harming the students.”
Weseen says the 43-year old man, who is know to police, is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
He says charges of mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose are being recommended for charge assessment by the Crown.
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