Teen charged after allegedly threatening to bring weapons to Halifax high school

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· Posted: Apr 24, 2025 10:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Halifax constabulary accidental a 16-year-old lad has been charged aft allegedly threatening to bring weapons to Citadel High School.

A quality merchandise said the lad was arrested without incidental astatine his location successful Halifax astir 3 a.m. AT Wednesday and a fig of weapons were seized from the home.

The teen is facing charges of possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a prohibited limb without a licence, 2 counts of possession of a limb for a unsafe purpose, and uttering threats.

The boy, whose identity is protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was scheduled to look successful younker justness tribunal Thursday.

Halifax Regional Police said they would person a beingness astatine Citadel High School on Thursday to enactment students and staff.

Investigators bash not judge determination is an ongoing menace to the schoolhouse and bash not judge anyone other is progressive successful the incident.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) said police contacted Citadel High School administrators connected Wednesday with accusation astir a imaginable menace directed astatine the school. 

"As always, the information of students and unit is HRCE's apical priority," wrote Lindsey Bunin. "All imaginable threats are taken seriously."

Bunin said schoolhouse counsellors are disposable to students who privation to link astatine immoderate time.

Citadel High School is located connected Trollope Street in the bosom of the city. In 2023, it had a pupil colonisation of 1.530.

Police say the investigation is "ongoing and complex."

Halifax Regional Police Chief Don MacLean will clasp a media league astir the lawsuit astatine 1 p.m. section time. CBC News volition livestream the league here.