Two Saskatoon schools put on lockdown following apparent machete attack

Two Saskatoon schools were placed on a perimeter lockdown on Wednesday after police were called to investigate a machete attack in Massey Place neighbourhood.

Officers were called to the 10 block of Matheson Place around 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 after receiving a report that two people were injured by a machete, according to a Saskatoon police news release.

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Police say two nearby schools were put on a perimeter lockdown as a precaution, but stress there was no immediate danger to students or staff.

Saskatoon police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the non-emergency line or Crime Stoppers.