Police say a call about a handgun that led to a hold and secure at four Greater Victoria schools was deemed unfounded.
According to Saanich police, just after 10 a.m., a driver on the Trans-Canada highway reported two teenagers on an overpass appeared to have a handgun.
École Marigold, Colquitz Middle School, Spectrum Community School and St. Joseph’s Elementary School were put under a hold-and-secure procedure just before 10:30 a.m. This means the outside doors were locked but classes continued inside the school. The hold-and-secure was lifted just before 10 a.m.
UPDATE (10:52 a.m.) – Marigold, Colquitz and Spectrum are no longer in a 'hold & secure'. To learn more about what happens during a hold & secure, please visit: https://t.co/Ih1rSueTGU #sd61 #yyj
— Greater Victoria SD (@sd61schools) September 24, 2019
Police said they spoke to numerous people and searched the area, but did not find any other witnesses or teenagers who matched the description the driver had provided.
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