Lockdown at Vancouver Island University lifted after no man with gun located

Feb 4, 2016 | 11:43 AM

NANAIMO, B.C. — Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., was briefly locked down Thursday morning as police investigated a report of someone with a possible gun.

RCMP Const. Gary O’Brien says a tip came in at about 10:30 a.m. of a man spotted with photography equipment and something in his back pocket that looked like a firearm.

Nanaimo RCMP searched the campus for a suspect for about 30 minutes while all students and staff were locked in their buildings. 

O’Brien says in a release the man was not found and that information was sent to the school’s administration, which decided to resume normal activities.