Abbotsford Police respond to false alarm at WJ Mouat school

ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford police have confirmed a bogus phone call led to a heavy response to WJ Mouat Secondary School Tuesday (Apr. 4) afternoon.

Police were called to the school at 12:13 p.m. with a call claiming to report an individual with a gun was present. Police responded with all on-duty AbbyPD officers, members of CP Police, Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team and the Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service.

School officials immediately locked down the school while police swept the school.

Investigators believe the original information provided to police was unfounded and that no one with a gun was ever present at the school.