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.
Officers in the area of E. County Line Road and Moffat Street.
— Erie CO Police (@ErieCOPolice) April 25, 2024
Erie Elementary and Erie Middle on secure status.
Report of a suspicious male; possibly with a handgun. Student reported once arrived at school.
Updates posted on our Emergency Blog: https://t.co/8gY2WftiO9 pic.twitter.com/EBQa0OMgoH
"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. He was described as having a long red beard and wearing a white shirt, black sweatpants and blue baseball cap, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call 303-441-4444.
