Lockdown Lifted at Grand River Collegiate Institute

Lockdown at Kitchener, Ont., high school lifted after police investigate swatting call

Police say a lockdown at Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ont., on Monday morning has been lifted after officers investigated a weapons-related call in the area. Three nearby public schools were also placed in hold and secure. Police say there was a threat of someone inside the school with a gun, and it ended up being false.

Lockdown lifted at Grand River Collegiate Institute

Police say a swatting call led to Monday's lockdown at Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener.

Police believe GRCI weapons call was a swatting case

Police have responded to the Indian Road and Heritage Drive area of Kitchener for a weapons-related call, prompting the safety measures.

Swatting call targets Grand River Collegiate

Waterloo Regional Police said a swatting call sparked a lockdown Grand River Collegiate Institute and a hold and secure at four other elementary schools in Kitchener.