Police questioning three young men after possible gun sighting near Montreal high school
Students at a high school in Montreal North were forced into a lockdown after a caller reported a gunman nearby on Tuesday afternoon.
Three young men fitting the caller's description were located and apprehended by police officers in the area, Montreal police (SPVM) later said.
SPVM spokesperson Raphael Bergeron said the young men were searched, but no firearms were found.
Investigators are speaking with the young men, but Bergeron said the school was not targeted, but rather a conflict erupted between two individuals.
The caller who reported the sighting said the person with a gun was outdoors, a few blocks from Ecole Secondaire Henri-Bourassa.
A witness, Derek Rombeiro, said he saw a park adjacent to the school "filled with police officers, going after three suspects."
The three young men, who Rombeiro said looked like teenagers, lay on the ground while police patted them down, then were taken away in a police van.
Pointe-de-l'Ile Service Centre Director Valerie Biron confirmed that a concerning call came in this afternoon to the school.
"A team was quickly dispatched and the end of classes was delayed to allow police to verify the seriousness of the call," she said.
"The students remained in the safety of their classrooms throughout the intervention, along with their teachers."
Biron said officers searched the school and confirmed that it was secured and students and staff were allowed to leave around 3:45 p.m.
"Parents were informed of the situation by email and were invited to debrief their children," said Biron.
Psychologists will be available to any students or staff who need assistance over the next few days.
Last year, several Montreal schools were briefly closed as a precaution after a series of hoaxes.
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