MSVU under lockdown, Halifax police investigating weapons complaint
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There is a heavy police presence at Mount Saint Vincent University in Bedford as Halifax Regional Police investigate a weapons complaint.
The university is under lockdown and people are being asked to avoid the area.
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In a 2 p.m. news release, police said 'it is not believed' this incident is connected to the fatal shooting in Dartmouth where a man was killed at around noon.
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