Lockdown lifted at Jarvis Collegiate Institute after reports of person with a gun

Exterior view of Jarvis Collegiate Institute. CITYNEWS

By Patricia D'Cunha

Posted March 8, 2023 2:50 pm.

Last Updated March 8, 2023 4:34 pm.

A lockdown at a high school in downtown Toronto has been lifted following reports of a gun seen on school property.

Police were called to Jarvis Collegiate Institute at Jarvis and Wellesley streets just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The lockdown was lifted around 3 p.m.

It is not yet known if police recovered a gun from the area or if any arrests have been made.

No injuries have been reported.

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