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Police Charge Suspect After University of Ottawa Lockdown Over ‘Violent Threat’

Investigators report recovering a replica firearm ahead of a court appearance.

Students leave the Learning Crossroads building on Louis-Pasteur Private on the University of Ottawa campus after the lockdown ended on Friday evening.
An OC Transpo special constable cruiser is pictured parked outside of the uOttawa LRT station during Friday's lockdown. Ottawa police now say a man faces two charges, including possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace.
The University of Ottawa campus is pictured in Ottawa Tuesday April 24, 2012. The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon
The University of Ottawa campus was put under lockdown late Friday afternoon due to what it called a 'violent threat.'

Overview

  • Ottawa police charged a suspect Saturday after Friday’s lockdown at the University of Ottawa, citing possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and mischief.
  • Investigators say the man had a replica firearm.
  • The university ordered a shelter-in-place Friday evening and told people to run, hide, or defend themselves if they faced an imminent threat.
  • Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person around 4:20 p.m., arrested a man on nearby Waller Street just before 7 p.m., and the school lifted the lockdown at 7:10 p.m.
  • Police reported no injuries or ongoing public-safety threat, and OC Transpo trains that skipped the uOttawa LRT station during the alert later resumed normal service.