Boy, 16, charged with threatening Pickering school, manufacturing firearm parts

Pickering teen charged in school shooting threat
Pickering teen charged in school shooting threat
The Durham Regional Police East Division building is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Saturday March 15, 2025.
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Police say a 16-year-old boy is facing charges after allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at a Pickering, Ont., high school and making firearm parts with a 3D printer.

Durham regional police say they received reports from multiple sources, including international policing partners, about comments the suspect allegedly made online about printing a firearm for a shooting. 

They say that led investigators to search a home in Pickering on Thursday.

Police say a 3D printer and an incomplete part for a 3D-printable semi-automatic firearm called an Urutau were found and seized, along with electronic devices.

The 16-year-old from Pickering was arrested and charged with uttering threats and manufacturing firearm parts.

Police say the teen was held for a bail hearing.


This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 2, 2026.

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