'There will be a shooting at school tomorrow:' Sudbury police investigate Lockerby Composite threat

"There will be a shooting at school tomorrow."

That was the message contained in a handwritten note found in a hallway yesterday afternoon by students at LockerbyComposite school.

According to police, the students brought the note to a teacher, who then informed principal Craig Runciman.

Police were immediately called. Although they deemed the threat to be "not credible," officers were at the school todayto interview students and staff, and to ease any concerns parents may have.

Police said theydon't know who wrote the letter. It is currently being investigated by the forensic unit, and officers are conducting a risk assessmentaround the school.

Lockerby students were told about the threat in their homeroom classes this morning, and Runciman sent a letter home to parents.

School officials not speculating on note's purpose

NormBlaseg, director of education with the Rainbow District School Board, said he wouldn't speculate as to the writer's motivation.

"In my day, these were much more common in terms of threats," he said. "But in this day and age, we look at these things very differently. We need to take these things seriously. We'requickto react, quickto engage the Sudbury Regional Police."

Blasegstressedit's important for the school to keep the community informed.

"In the media nowadays, there's so much misinformation, we wanted to make sure [the community] knew what was happening," he said.

Police are asking the public if they have any information regarding the threat to contact them.