VICTORIA --
Two schools were on alert Tuesday after RCMP received reports of a man being threatened by someone wielding a firearm.
Oceanside RCMP say the incident first began around 11:15 a.m. after a man claimed that he had been assaulted and threatened by another man holding a gun.
The caller told police that the assault took place near the walking trails that lead to Springwood Park and Church Road.
Mounties rushed to the scene and told two nearby schools, Springwood Elementary and the Discover Montessori School, to shelter in place and keep all children indoors due to the incident being reported relatively close by.