Peel police are searching for two men who are believed to have fired guns in two separate areas of Brampton in the early afternoon on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

Both incidents resulted in hold and secures placed on a number of Brampton schools. The hold and secures were lifted a short time afterwards.

The first report of shots fired came in at 11:56 a.m. in the area of Dixie Road and Queen Street East. Clarke Boulevard Public School, KinderKollege Primary School and Mini Skool Daycare were placed under hold and secure as a result. In that case, police are searching for a man, standing five-foot-eleven or six feet tall. He was wearing a white sweater and his face was covered.

At 12:08 p.m. a second call of shots fired came in from the area of Main Street and Steeles Avenue, which resulted in a hold and secure for Brampton Centennial Secondary School and Bishop Francis Allen School.