A Quebec junior college north of Montreal was under lockdown Friday afternoon as a preventive measure after police say they were called about a “possibly armed individual” on campus.
Collège Lionel-Groulx issued a statement on its Facebook page shortly before 2:30 p.m. about the situation, asking students and staff to confine to their classrooms. The administration said a “suspicious person” was seen outside the school.
“The situation is under police control and the search is ongoing,” the CEGEP wrote around 3 p.m. in an update.
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The Thérèse-De Blainville police department said in a statement it received a call around 1:30 p.m. and said officers were quickly sent to the post-secondary school.
“Staff and students are currently confined, allowing the police to carry out the necessary checks,” police said. “This deployment aims to secure people and places.”
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There were no injuries to report, according to police.
People were asked to avoid the area around Collège Lionel-Groulx in Sainte-Thérèse, located about 40 kilometres north of Montreal.
On Friday evening, the college announced that the lockdown was ending in a ‘progressive matter.’
“People who are confined must stay in their position until police arrive and must wait for their instructions,” a statement said.
Quebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said in a message on social media on Friday afternoon that he was aware of the situation and his office was closely monitoring it.
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