A Saskatoon elementary school was placed under a perimeter lockdown Thursday morning after a report of a man with a gun.
Saskatoon police said they received a call at around 9:20 a.m. CT that there was a man armed with a gun outside the school in the 10-block of Ravine Drive.
École River Heights School was immediately placed in a perimeter lockdown.
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Officers searched the area as well as a nearby school but said no suspicious people or weapons were found.
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The perimeter lockdown has been lifted.
Officers continue to investigation and ask anyone with information to contact Saskatoon police at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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