Second update: Battlefords RCMP said on March 18 they have determined that the report of an armed suspicious person and the lockdown at North Battleford Comprehensive High School were unrelated incidents.
Update: A male matching the description was taken into custody around 4:15 p.m. on March 17, said RCMP.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please report it to police by calling 310-RCMP.
Original report: NORTH BATTLEFORD — A lockdown at North Battleford Comprehensive High School was lifted Tuesday after reports of a suspicious person possibly armed with a firearm nearby.
Battlefords RCMP said officers received the report at approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 17, indicating a man believed to be armed was in the area near the school.
A school liaison officer was already on site when the call came in. The school activated its lockdown procedures as a precaution.
Police later assisted with the safe release of students, and the lockdown has since been lifted.
Officers continue to conduct patrols in the area.
The suspect is described as a male wearing a white hoodie and black pants and possibly carrying a firearm. He was last seen in the area of 17th Avenue near 103rd Street and 104th Street in North Battleford.
RCMP are asking anyone with information about a person matching that description to contact police at 310-RCMP.
Police said they will notify the public if an imminent risk to public safety is identified.
