SCHOOLS have been placed in lockdown after a “firearm was spotted”.
Police were called to Ashton-in-Makerfield, in Wigan, after reports of a suspicious male with a gun in the town centre.
The suspect was spotted roaming at around 3.15pm and local schools were put on lockdown.
Officers stopped and searched two men, but no firearms were found.
Byrchall High School, Cansfield, and St Oswald’s RC Primary, were all shut down as a safety precaution.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “At around 3.15pm today we were called to reports of a suspected firearms sighting on Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield.
“No injuries have been reported. Armed officers were deployed to the area with a high visibility of neighbourhood patrols.
“Two men were stopped and searched with no firearms located.”
Schools were put in lockdown after a man was spotted with a firearm, cops said
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