uOttawa lockdown suspect had replica firearm, student union demands action plan‼️😨🚨 (SWIPE) ➡️ New details have been released following the lockdown at the University of Ottawa, with Ottawa Police confirming the man arrested was in possession of a replica firearm. Police say the situation began around 4:20 p.m. after reports of a suspicious person near the Rideau Centre. Using CCTV footage, officers tracked the individual to the university campus and nearby uOttawa Station, before arresting him off campus on Waller Street shortly before 7 p.m. The university issued a lockdown alert at 5:18 p.m., warning students of a potential violent incident and instructing them to barricade themselves inside buildings, stay away from windows and doors, and remain silent. The lockdown lasted nearly two hours before the campus was declared safe, with no injuries reported. The suspect has since been charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and mischief, and is expected ...