13-year-old girl arrested after report of gun sends Regina high school into lockdown
Global News
In a Friday afternoon press conference, the Regina Police Service said they arrested a 13-year-old girl away from school property Friday morning, and recovered an airsoft rifle.
The Regina Police Service (RPS) says a 13-year-old girl has been arrested after a report of a gun sent an east Regina high school into an hours-long lockdown Friday morning.
In an afternoon press conference, RPS Deputy Chief Lorilee Davies told reporters the teenager was arrested at a residence in an undisclosed Regina location away from F.W. Johnson Collegiate, and that an air soft rifle was recovered as well.
Police say the girl allegedly pointed the gun at a teacher before leaving school property, and that charges are coming though they have not yet been announced.
“I can tell you this is a very serious incident,” Davies said at RPS headquarters.
“There will be significant charges with significant consequences.”
Davies did not speculate on a potential motive, where the girl may have acquired the weapon or if she attends the grades nine-to-12 high school.
She detailed, though, how officers were on scene in the school just moments after the call came in from school administration at around 9:15 a.m. Friday.
She said officers quickly determined the suspect had left school property but that the lockdown continued as a precaution as officers efforted to ensure the school was safe and secure.
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