Battlefords RCMP advise that a suspect matching the description was taken into custody at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday

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North Battleford Comprehensive High School was under lockdown on Tuesday following the report of a suspicious person nearby, believed to be armed with a firearm. 

Today at 3:30 p.m., RCMP were called to the scene. A Battlefords RCMP school liaison officer was already at the school when the initial report came in, and the school went into lockdown.  

Although officers continue to conduct patrols in the area, the lockdown has since been lifted and police assisted with the safe release of students from the school. 

The suspect is described as 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. If anyone has information about a male matching this description, report it to police by calling 310-RCMP.