{"id":574064,"date":"2026-04-01T00:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/574064\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:59:11","slug":"peel-cops-investigating-after-handgun-pointed-at-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/574064\/","title":{"rendered":"Peel cops investigating after handgun pointed at student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" data-tb-category-link=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto &amp; GTA<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">The video captured and posted by students is now going viral<\/p>\n<p> Get the latest from Joe Warmington straight to your inbox Sign Up   <\/p>\n<p>Published Mar 31, 2026 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute read<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Join the conversation\" class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-story-comment-component=\"\" href=\"#comments-area\">   <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free <a class=\"bookmark-link\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\" href=\"http:\/\/torontosun.com\/register\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 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Photo by @chopsnitin\/X \/TORONTO SUNArticle content<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a video that not only shocked students at a Mississauga high school but the social media world, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Sun\" class=\"market-logo\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.9.1\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-tsun.svg\" width=\"280\"\/><\/p>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.<\/p>\n<p>REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.<\/p>\n<p>THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"identity-intro__description\">Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n<p>Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authors<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The video captured and posted by students is now going viral \u2014 not just locally but internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Posted on social media and later transferred to X, the short video shows two young male students in a violent fist fight in a school hallway.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, one student was on top of another and was landing numerous blows to his head as students looked on.<\/p>\n<p>The profane exchange then switches to an apparent edit of the video that now shows what is believed to be the same two students in the school yard.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, who is believed to be the student on the ground appears to be pointing a handgun at another student \u2014 believed to be the person who was throwing the punches.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/brawl-2-web.jpg\"  alt=\"Handgun\" height=\"294\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\"\/> In this screen grab, a male is seen pointing a handgun at another male during a fight at a Mississauga school. @chopsnitin\/X<\/p>\n<p>Peel Regional Police on Tuesday said they were still investigating.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"opening envelope\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.9.1\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-sun-middaySun.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Your Midday Sun<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Your noon-hour look at what&#8217;s happening in Toronto and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt came in as a weapons dangerous call,\u201d Peel Deputy Chief Marc Andrews said.<\/p>\n<p>The probe is in the early stages.<\/p>\n<p>Police say they will update the public when they have a better handle on just what did transpire there.<\/p>\n<p>What is known is there has been an \u201congoing dispute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peel colice confirmed the fight and the gun being pulled and aimed at a student.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED VIDEO<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loading...\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/20.9.1\/websites\/images\/common\/icon-spinner-animated.svg\" width=\"64\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<p>Play VideoDetermined to be \u2018BB gun\u2019: Cops<\/p>\n<p>They say they have also determined it to be a \u201cBB gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police sources say this occurred Monday afternoon at Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School at 7640 Anaka Dr, in\u00a0 Mississauga.<\/p>\n<p>There are social media reports that the school was put into a lockdown at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Police say they are also now in possession of social media posts indicating there was a possible feud between students, prior to the fight and pulled gun.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>There will be \u201cmore details\u201d once it\u2019s been further investigated, Andrews said.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, there is no information on whether charges are pending. The Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board has not yet commented.<\/p>\n<p>This appears to be another disturbing gun incident at a high school this month. Earlier, some students were arrested in the community centre section of the property that holds St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic school.<\/p>\n<p>Charges were laid there. There is no suggestion these are related. But it does suggest there is a problem.<\/p>\n<p>There will be more to say about this when more information comes in.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, there is more concern about the kind of violence going on in Ontario schools \u2014 this time a dangerous fight and possibly gun pointed at a student.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breadcrumb Trail Links Toronto &amp; GTA The video captured and posted by students is now going viral Get&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":{"0":"post-574064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mississauga","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mississauga"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}