Hamilton police seized a handgun from a 15-year-old boy Monday after reports of someone armed with a gun at a disturbance.

The teen was arrested charged with three gun-related offences.

Police apprehended the boy after receiving reports that someone had a handgun in a "disturbance involving an unknown number of people" near Wentworth and Wilson streets on Monday morning.

Police were called around 10 a.m.

Police notified nearby Cathedral High School, which entered a "hold and secure" lockdown that has since been lifted.

Police seized the firearm and charged the boy with unauthorized possession of a firearm, pointing a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

The boy has been released to the "care and supervision of his guardian" awaiting a court date on the charges.

"There are no current threats to public safety," police said in an earlier news release sent around 1 p.m. Monday.

There was a shooting in a parking lot near the same intersection on Thursday night. Police said there is no indication that the incidents are linked.

Police ask anyone with information to call Det. Steve Ley at 905-546-3817 or Crime Stoppers.