Belleville Police Provide Update Following Centennial Secondary School Lockdown
- Small Town Productions
- Mar 27
- 2 min read
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Belleville Police provided an update today, March 27th, regarding a lockdown that occurred on March 26th at Centennial Secondary School.
According to police, officers were called to the school after receiving a report of an individual believed to be in possession of a firearm inside the building.
Police attended the scene and located a male youth nearby. He was taken into custody without incident. Investigators later confirmed the firearm involved was a replica. Officers also reported seizing several knives.
Through the investigation, police say the youth had allegedly displayed what appeared to be a firearm to others while keeping it concealed under his clothing. It is further alleged that threats were made, including statements instructing others not to leave the area.
As a result, a 15-year-old male from Belleville has been charged with multiple offences.
The name of the accused has not been released in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Charges include:
Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm (two counts)
Assault with a weapon (two counts)
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Using an imitation firearm while committing an offence
Forcible confinement
Police confirm the accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
What families should know
We can confirm communication has already been sent to parents and guardians from the school. Families are advised to check both their inbox and spam folders for their email.
This matter remains before the courts, and no further details have been released at this time.
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Seriously better investigate as to what pushed him to the point of feeling as though he needed to do this. Not saying at all that what he's done is okay. However, there's a reason this happened. The kids that do the things like this are always subject to abuse by there classmates and sometimes the teachers as well. No child wakes up one day and decides "hey, today's a good day to potentially harm/kill or severely injure there classmates and fellow attendees to there school. Hopefully he can get some proper help for this. As well the school be held accountable because they are also responsible for this. There's no acceptable reason as to why he a) was able to…
I don’t know why young offenders are protected.. you do the crime you do the time… no wonder the world is a mess and kids are doing mass dhootings in schools and churches