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Woodstock school locked down for almost an hour after police called about man with weapon in parking lot

A scary incident saw a Woodstock school locked down for close to an hour.

Woodstock Police say just before noon Wednesday they were called to the parking lot at Huron Park Secondary School about a male carrying a weapon.

They say the school was put into lock down for 45 minutes and officers found the male suspect immediately once on scene and they located the weapon.

The school has since reopened.

Police say there is no threat to public safety and their investigation into what happened continues.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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