New security measures have been added at Dalhousie University in light of serious allegations against one of the school’s medical students.

Stephen Gregory Tynes was suspended from the program and banned from the university campuses after he was charged with two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and one count of engaging in threatening conduct directed at a person or member of their family.

“It’s a very sad, very sad situation for sure,” said Valerie Chappe, a Dalhousie physiology department faculty member. “It’s stressful for people and we all hope that everybody's going to be safe.” 

Search warrant documents filed with Halifax Provincial Court state Tynes told a psychiatrist he would stab the associate dean of undergraduate medical education and her daughter - who was also his classmate.

The court documents allege Tynes told the doctor he had thoughts of shooting up to 20 people, then himself.

“You hear about those kind of things happening all the time in the States, but since we have better gun restriction laws you'd think it wouldn't happen so much here,” said Dalhousie science student Jake Bennett.

Police say in the documents they seized more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition, two guns, a firearms acquisition card and a gun club card.

Access continues to be controlled at the university’s medical school buildings and valid ID is required to get in.

"As an additional precautionary measure, we have also introduced an increased security and police presence on our Carleton Campus,” said the university in a security bulletin. “These measures will remain in place until such point that Dalhousie Security determines they are no longer necessary."

Carleton campus includes the facilities of medicine, dentistry and health professions.

Halifax Regional Police say they are stepping up patrols.

“In response to the community's concerns Dalhousie has requested that regional police send an officer there to do extra patrols,” said Cst. Dianna Woodworth.

Stephen Gregory Tynes was released from custody with strict conditions.

He’s expected back in court in a couple of weeks.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Jacqueline Foster.