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Lacombe school initiates hold and secure after student shoots another with airsoft pistol

Nov 7, 2019 | 4:19 PM

A school in Lacombe was placed under hold and secure this afternoon after officials say one student fired a shot at another using an airsoft pistol.

Spokesperson Vince Burke with Wolf Creek Public Schools says École Lacombe Junior High School initiated a Hold & Secure from 1:20 p.m. to 1:58 p.m. Thursday.

“This was a precautionary measure, based on a student incident outside of the school,” Burke says in a release.

“One of the students involved in the incident possessed an airsoft pistol outside the school and fired the airsoft pistol at another student who sustained a minor injury.”

The Lacombe Police Service was called in to resolve the incident and continue to investigate.

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“Throughout, students and staff in the schools remained safe,” Burke notes.

A hold and secure is activated when there is an incident or potential threat outside the school. Students resume instruction, while remaining in the school.

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