Lockdown lifted at Etobicoke high school following reports of person inside with knife
Kipling Collegiate Institute, near Martin Grove Road and The Westway, is in lockdown as of 2:42 p.m., police said in a tweet. (CP24)
An Etobicoke high school was briefly put in lockdown on Tuesday afternoon following reports that a person was inside the school with a knife, according to Toronto police.
Kipling Collegiate Institute, near Martin Grove Road and The Westway, went into lockdown at around 2:45 p.m. police say. It was lifted less than an hour later.
Police say officers attended the scene but were unable to locate a suspect.
No injuries have been reported, and police have not released any suspect information.
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