18-year-old charged with bringing imitation handgun to Alberta school

Police say this BB gun was seized from a man at a Grande Prairie school on Feb. 27, 2025. (Credit: RCMP)

An 18-year-old man has been charged after police received a complaint about a gun at a northern Alberta school.

Mounties got the complaint at 12:10 p.m. on Feb. 27 from Grande Prairie Composite High School.

Officers attended the school and quickly located a suspect.

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Police were able to determine the handgun was actually a BB gun.

As a result of the incident, an 18-year-old Grande Prairie man has been charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats and possession of a weapon dangerous to public purpose.

He was released from custody and a court date set for March 19 in Grande Prairie.

RCMP did not say if the man was a student at the school.