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A spokesperson for the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown says all members on base are safe.
Spokesperson says all members on base are safe
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 08, 2026 4:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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All members of Base Gagetown are safe following an “incident” on Thursday, a base spokesperson said. (Base Gagetown/Facebook)
A threat made against Base Gagetown in Oromocto led to the base being locked down Thursday before someone was arrested, police say.
RCMP Sgt. Stéphane Esculier with the Oromocto detachment said in a phone interview that police received a request for assistance from military police at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown shortly after 3 p.m.
“CFB Gagetown military police have received information about an individual who made threats to attend a building on base and potentially shoot people,” Esculier said.
The military police initiated a lockdown on the J7 building and closed the north and south gates of the base, he said. Military police and RCMP then went to a residence off the base in Oromocto and “apprehended one individual.”
“There was no violence,
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