Lockdown lifted at Regina high school after students threatened with bear spray: police

A high school in Regina was put under a lockdown Friday afternoon after police received reports of two students being chased by people threatening to attack them with bear spray.

Just after 1 p.m., policereceived a report that two students were being chased by two or three other people in the area of Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School, who were threatening to assault them with bear spray, a news release from the Regina Police Service said.

The caller said the people chasing the studentswere in the area of Miller school and may have entered theCollege Avenue school, according to police.

As a precaution, Miller schoolwas put into lockdown while police search for the people involved.

In an update sent just before 4 p.m., police saidthe weapons investigation at Miller high school was concluded and the lockdown had been lifted.

Balfour Collegiate, St. Augustine School, St. Faustina School and Thompson School were also put into "secure the building" mode, meaningall outside doors arelocked to secure the building and monitored byschool staff. Those conditions were also lifted, police said in their update.

Police say their investigation into the incident is continuing. Heavy police presence was still visible in the area as of 2:30 p.m.

The Regina Catholic School Division said in a statement policeaskedstaff during the school's lunch period to putthe school in alockdown protocol meaning doors are locked and students "remain quiet and out of sight until released by Regina police."

The division said itsschools conduct lockdown drills, and in this case students and staff "followed the rehearsed protocol."

Police lifted the lockdown at about 3:20, andstudents were then released as usual, the division said.