Staff and students were evacuated from a Minneapolis high school Tuesday afternoon when an apparent gunman ran into the building, according to the school district and police.
According to police, officers were summoned around 3:30 p.m. when a male, possibly armed, was seen trying to board a Metro Transit bus. The individual fled and was seen by witnesses entering a side door of Patrick Henry High School.
The school went into lockdown and police conducted a search of the building in North Minneapolis.
As of 5:30 p.m., the district reported that all students and staff were safe and that police were continuing to search the building for the suspect, even though a surveillance camera showed the male leaving the building within minutes of entering, according to police and the school district.
The incident took place after classes had ended for the day, so few students were in the school. Police later said that some 200 students and staff were evacuated and placed on waiting Metro Transit buses.
Police said late Tuesday night that the suspect had not been located. The individual was described as a black male, 5 feet 6 inches tall with a slender build. He was wearing a puffy gray jacket and brown beanie cap.
No weapons were found in the school.
Classes at Patrick Henry will resume Wednesday, the district reported.