UPDATE: Hold and secure ended at ML schools; male arrested
UPDATE: In a media release this afternoon, Meadow Lake RCMP confirmed that a male youth was allegedly brandishing a knife and uttering threats against Gateway Elementary School in Meadow Lake this morning at approximately 10 a.m.
RCMP members attended the scene immediately. The male was located and arrested without incident at around 11:30 a.m. The hold and secure at the schools ended shortly after the arrest.
No staff or students were physically injured during the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.
The suspect, 14, cannot be named due to provisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault, and uttering threats.