A local elementary school was put on lockdown earlier this week, after reports of two young men, one with what appeared to be a gun, near the building.
The call came in about 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday; two young boys had been in the park playing when they spotted two older boys and the weapon. They returned home and one of them told his grandmother who reported it to police.
St. Albert RCMP Const. Janice Schoepp said students from the school confirmed what the two boys had reported.
“All of their descriptions were consistent. It could be a pellet gun, it could be an airsoft gun or possibly a shotgun, we don’t know for sure.”
In response to the sighting, police locked down Albert Lacombe Elementary School for the rest of the afternoon.
The reports indicated the two young men were sitting at a picnic table. The one holding the weapon was described as being about 15 years old. He was wearing a purple hooded-sweatshirt, jeans and had black hair.
The other young man was wearing a dark jacket that was either blue or black in colour.
Schoepp said the police told the school about the situation and they decided it would be best to hold the students inside.
Officers searched the area looking for anyone who fit the description, but were unsuccessful. Schoepp said the pair were last seen heading away from the building before the incident was even reported.
When the lockdown was lifted police remained on the scene and the students were allowed out through one door as a further safety precaution.
Schoepp said there was no threat against the school or anything other than the sighting. She said police would like to talk to the two teens who were spotted and try to determine what they were carrying.
Anyone with any information on the two teens is being asked to call the St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
