Kamloops high school locked down; replica guns recovered

Two youths were arrested and handed over to their parents after generating a large police response in Kamloops Thursday morning. Officers were called after a person was seen with a weapon at approximately 11:35 a.m., Oct. 3, around Valleyview Drive and Oriole Road, according to an RCMP media release. Valleyview Secondary School was put on a hold and secure. Two young people were arrested and two replica handguns were found near the school. The youths were released to their parents. No word from RCMP if any charges will be laid. Anyone with information that could help with the investigation are asked to call Kamloops RCMP at 250-828-3000 and reference file 2024-32983. To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .