The Yorkton municipal RCMP have confirmed they have made arrests following a firearms complaint that instigated the closing down of all Yorkton schools this afternoon.
At approximately 12:20 p.m., the detachment received a call that an adult male wearing a t-shirt as a bandana and wielding a hand gun was seen at the Yorkton Regional High School annual car show.
The school division initiiated its safety protocol of placing schools into a hold and secure state, which means locking the exterior doors, but allowing normal school activities to continue inside.
Police located a suspect a short time later walking on Darlngton Street near Victoria Avenue and took him into custody. Corporal Donald Dyker would not confirm whether a gun was involved saying the investigation is ongoing. Two other suspects were also arrested at a residence on Third Avenue although no charges have been laid on any of the individuals and the RCMP are not saying what the are suspected of doing or releasing names.
GSSD responded with a press release and a automated voice message to parents at approximately 1:45 p.m. The lockdown was lifted at shortly before 3 p.m.
