Suspect linked to University of Ottawa lockdown found with replica firearm: police - BERITAJA

Police opportunity a fishy is facing weapons and mischief charges aft an incident that prompted a lockdown astatine the University of Ottawa connected Friday evening.

Ottawa constabulary opportunity they responded to the area of Nicholas Street and Laurier Avenue pursuing reports of a suspicious person.

The assemblage had issued a announcement connected its emergency alert website astatine about 5:18 p.m. ET Friday, urging students to debar the area and shelter successful spot if they were connected campus.

“Take screen and stay silent until authorities instruct otherwise,” the schoolhouse said, ordering students to find an enclosed area, fastener and barricade the door, move disconnected the lights and shut up their physics devices.

“If a convulsive attacker is adjacent by, beryllium fresh to run, hide or, if your life is successful imminent danger, take sides yourself by immoderate intends basal until you could get away.”

Nearly 2 hours later, the lockdown was lifted, pinch constabulary saying a fishy had been arrested astatine the downtown Ottawa field and that location were “no injuries to report.”

In a Saturday news release, constabulary besides opportunity the fishy was recovered successful possession of a replica firearm.

According to police, the accused has been charged pinch possession of a limb vulnerable to the nationalist peace, arsenic good arsenic mischief — preventing the lawful enjoyment of property.

The accused is scheduled to look successful tribunal Saturday and the investigation remains ongoing, constabulary add.

–with a record from Sean Boynton