Erie PD searching for suspicious man reported near Erie ES, MS with gun [Video]

ERIE, Colo. — Erie police are searching for a suspicious man who might have a handgun, the Town of Erie Police Department posted on its emergency blog.

It sent Erie Elementary and Middle Schools to shelter in place Thursday morning after a student reported the man once the child arrived at school, Erie PD said on the social media site X.

“Unmanned aerial systems” were deployed, according to the Town of Erie emergency blog, and the Erie Community Center was put on lockdown.

The shelter-in-place order for both schools was lifted between 30 minutes and an hour later.

No one matching the description of the man was found in the area, according to Erie PD, but officers are continuing to find him.

He was described as having a long red beard, white shirt, black sweatpants and blue baseball cap, Erie PD said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 303-441-4444.

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