Umbrella Identified As Suspected Firearm That Prompted Fredericton School Lockdowns

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Oct, 2015 10:55 AM

FREDERICTON — Police in Fredericton say a suspected firearm being carried by a man in the city this morning turned out to be an umbrella.

Police spokeswoman Alycia Bartlett says police received information around 9 a.m. about a teenaged male, dressed in dark clothing, carrying a firearm in a gun sock.

UPDATEWe have located and identified the person of interest from the call this morning. There is no threat.This...
Posted by Fredericton Police Force on Friday, 16 October 2015

At least four schools including a high school and an elementary school were initially locked down as a precaution, but shortly before noon police lifted the lockdowns.

The police department used social media to post a photo of a person of interest in the incident.

By early afternoon, police had located the person and confirmed he was carrying an umbrella.

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