Threats of violence put Kitchener school under brief hold and secure
Posted Jun 13, 2024 11:53:17 AM.
Last Updated Jun 13, 2024 02:42:24 PM.
A school in Kitchener was put under a brief hold and secure on Thursday morning after the Kitchener Market received threats of violence.
According to Waterloo Regional Police, officers responded to the Kitchener Market after they received a call from an unknown caller threatening to bring a gun to the area of the market and ‘start shooting’.
Through investigation, police determined that the call was made from outside of the country and was a ‘swatting call’, a harassment tactic used by prank callers to dispatch officers to a fake crisis.
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) announced that Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, located near the Kitchener Market, was placed under hold and secure as a safety precaution just after 11 a.m.
The school board added that students continued to learn in the classrooms.
The hold and secure was quickly lifted around 11:20 a.m.
Police continue to investigate.
