Five youths arrested after replica firearms found in Huron Heights S.S. parking lot

It was a stressful day for students at Huron Heights Secondary School Thursday, with a police presence in the school parking lot throughout the afternoon.

Five male youths have been arrested, after police say they received multiple reports of young people wearing masks in a vehicle, showing a gun.

Officers found two replica firearms in the vehicle, and arrested all five people inside.

This all happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kitchener high school, near Strasburg Road and Huron Road.

Those five young people are all facing a charge of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

A spokesperson with the Waterloo Region District School Board provided a statement to CityNews Kitchener which read,

“Today (Thursday), Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) were conducting an investigation in the parking lot near Huron Heights Secondary School. We want to thank our partners at WRPS for helping to keep our schools safe places to learn. We will always take whatever precaution is necessary to ensure the safety of our students and staff.”