Around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, several schools Oakville were placed in either lockdown or hold and secure due to a report of a male person with a firearm nearby.
Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) immediately responded, and within an hour of the initial report, the suspect in question has now been taken into custody.
White Oaks Secondary School was placed into lockdown and five nearby schools were all placed into hold and secure:
- École secondaire Gaétan-Gervais
- Montclair Public School
- St. Michael Elementary
- Munns Public School
- École élémentaire du Chêne
Those orders at all six schools have all since been lifted. Police says there are "no reports of injuries" and "there is no known, ongoing, related threat to public safety."
The suspect is in custody. Investigation ongoing.
— HRPS Oakville (@HRPSOak) May 31, 2022
The Lockdown at White Oaks Secondary School and all other Hold & Secures have been lifted. No reports of injuries.
There is no known, ongoing, related threat to public safety.
Expect continued police presence in the area.
There is heavy police presence in the area, and police say that presence is "expected to continue." Police are asking the public to avoid the area.
More to come on this developing story.
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