Saskatoon Police say they responded to “swatting” incidents last month and have arrested a 16 year old from the U.K.

April 8th at approximately 12:30 p.m., police received a 911 call reporting a person with a firearm approaching an elementary school in the 200 block of Avenue S South.

Patrol, School Resource Officers and on-duty Tactical Support Unit officers responded to the area. At 12:36 p.m. and 1:13 p.m., police received two additional 911 calls with similar reports of threats involving elementary schools in the 200 block of 111th Street and the 3500 block of John A. Macdonald Road, respectively. Each school was placed on lockdown while police attended and quickly cleared each room. No threat was located.

In coordination with United States Homeland Security, police determined that a 16 year old male from the United Kingdom was a possible suspect who was also believed to be responsible for additional swatting incidents in both the United states and the United Kingdom.

Saskatoon Police investigators continue to investigate in conjunction with partner law enforcement agencies.