Social media post prompts partial evacuation of Halifax university dormitory
HALIFAX — Police in Halifax are telling people to watch what they post on social media after a photo of a man holding a realistic-looking paintball gun prompted a partial evacuation of a university dormitory.
Investigators say security staff at Saint Mary’s University were shown a photo Friday evening of a man holding what appeared to be an assault rifle inside of a university residence.
Police say they were then called to the building and evacuated the floor where the student suspected of being in the photo lived.
The student was not there, but was found at another location and was taken into custody.