Downtown Hamilton school under hold and secure order as police conduct investigation

UPDATE: Hamilton Police say the hold and secure has been lifted.

UPDATE: Hamilton Police say the hold and secure has been lifted.

Hamilton Police say an elementary school in the city’s downtown has been placed under a hold and secure order as they work to resolve a situation in a residence nearby.

Staff and students at Queen Victoria Elementary school are safe and sound but the school is in lockdown mode Monday (Sept 28.) morning.

Hamilton Police tweeted just after 9 a.m. Monday that they are on the scene investigating a “contained situation inside a residence in the area of Charlton/ Walnut.

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“As a precautionary measure, Queen Victoria PS has been placed in hold and secure.”

The nature of the incident has not been disclosed.

More to come.