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R-C-M-P say a teenager arrested near a Nova Scotia high school on a firearms call doesn’t appear to have been a threat to the school.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested at about 8:30 yesterday morning near Duncan MacMillan high school in Sheet Harbour, following reports about a gun-carrying youth on a nearby trail.

Corporal Dal Hutchinson says the school was quickly locked down but there’s no indication that anyone was threatened or any harm caused to any students or the youth himself.

Hutchinson noted it is hunting season, but couldn’t say if that was a factor in the incident or if the gun was recovered.

At approximately 2:25 am Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of an assault that had occurred approximately 10 minutes earlier in the 6100 block of Quinpool Rd. A 35 year old man was walking along Quinpool Rd with his girlfriend, they were approached by a group of males in a truck and an argument ensued. Two men exited the truck and became involved in an altercation with the victim. During this altercation, one of the men from the truck struck the victim in the face with what he believes was a tire iron. The suspects then returned to the truck which fled the area Westbound toward the Armdale Roundabout. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The suspects are described as 4 white males, each approximately 25 years of age. The truck they were operating is described as a gray, Chevrolet Silverado extended cab with a burned out taillight and a burned out headlight, the truck also had a rack in the back.