The 19-year-old was the victim of a so-called "swatting," or a hoax emergency that aims to trigger a response by heavily armed police officers. He lives within a fifteen minute walk of the French language Catholic school on Carrière Street. "I answered and was told there was an active threat in the area," wrote the teen in a Facebook message. École secondaire catholique Garneau was closed on Monday after several teachers received email threats about a firearm. After all, I was an active threat until proven otherwise," he said.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2018 11:52 UTC