North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP locked down Drinkwater Elementary in North Cowichan earlier this afternoon…after getting a call about a shooter in the building.
Students were already out after an early dismissal, but police had to isolate teachers while they did a full search of the building.
Corporal Krista Hobday says people in the neighbourhood were also a big help during the emergency.
Hobday says the call came from outside the school, and the investigation is now focused on tracing the source.
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She says RCMP are treating this as a likely “mischief” case, and whoever placed the call could face charges.
