Just after 12:30 Monday afternoon, Niagara Regional Police responded to
a disturbance at a residential address on Strohan Street near Johnson
Drive in Niagara Falls. Information provided to the NRPS was that a male
was seen in the area yelling obscenities while threatening to burn down
a nearby home. Officers were unable to locate the man, but as the search
for him was underway, information was received that he was in possession
of a firearm. The NRPS Emergency Task Unit responded. Victoria Public
School was placed in a hold and secure as officers searched for the man.
Just after 2:30pm, ETU officers located him in a backyard and he was
subsequently arrested. The firearm was determined to have been a pellet
gun. The hold and secure at Victoria Park School was lifted and students
were dismissed as usual. 39 year old Carlos William Lewis of Niagara
Falls faces several charges.
Suspect In Custody After Disturbance on Strohan Street in Niagara Falls
