Victoria High School was under a hold and secure late Wednesday morning following reports of a weapons incident in the area.
The Greater Victoria School District says the hold and secure began at 11:40 a.m. as Victoria Police responded to the alleged threat.
VicPD says no one was injured and two persons of interest are in custody.
Officers have responded to a report of a weapons incident which resulted in a "hold & secure" at Vic High. No one was injured. 2 persons of interest are in custody. @sd61schools
#F206477— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) February 12, 2020
The district says the hold and secure at the school ended shortly before noon once it was established the persons of concern were no longer in the Vic High vicinity.
UPDATE (11:58 a.m.) – The Hold and Secure at Victoria High has been lifted. #yyj
— Greater Victoria SD (@sd61schools) February 12, 2020
No further details have been released by VicPD regarding the incident.
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