A 15-year-old Havelock boy is facing seven charges after a weapons incident at Campbellford District High School on Tuesday afternoon (February 25).
At around 12:10 p.m., Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a student making threats and in possession of weapons.
According to a Facebook post from Campbellford District High School, the student had made threatening comments towards the school and had weapons in his backpack.
“Immediately upon becoming aware of this information, the student was brought to the school office and the school entered into a lockdown,” the post reads. “Ontario Provincial Police were also immediately contacted to support our response to this incident.”
After arriving at the school, officers took the accused student into custody without incident and seized a handgun, ammunition, and a number of edged weapons.
A 15-year-old male student from Havelock has been charged with carrying a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition in a careless manner, two counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
The accused student was held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on a later date.
There were no injuries reported in the incident, and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
The Northumberland OPP Crime Unit is assisting with the investigation.
Mental health clinicians are available at Campbellford District High School to support students in processing the incident. Police are encouraging anyone affected by this incident to contact Peterborough-Northumberland Victim Services at 705-748-0324.
