STE. ROSE DU LAC — A 15-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at a student outside a school in Ebb and Flow First Nation.
Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP were called around 11 a.m. on Oct. 7 after receiving a report that a male youth had pointed a gun at another student before leaving the school grounds.
Police say the youth was not a student at the school and that no one was injured. The school was placed in lockdown as a precaution while officers responded.
Investigators were directed to a nearby residence believed to be connected to the suspect. Police seized an airsoft gun believed to have been used in the incident.
A short time later, the suspect turned himself in at the Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP detachment.
The teen has been charged with uttering threats against a person, pointing a firearm, uttering threats to property and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
RCMP say the investigation is ongoing.













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