19-year-old arrested after social media post shows western Manitoba student with handgun

RCMP arrested a student near the high school in in the community of Rossburn, Man., on Wednesday after a social media post showed the student holding a handgun.

Rossburn RCMP found out about the post around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The school in the town, 275 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, went into lockdown as a precaution and police quickly found the student. They found a CO2-powered replica pistol with ammunition.

No one was hurt and no other students are being investigated, RCMP said.

A 19-year-old man from Dauphin has been charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes and carrying a concealed weapon.

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