Police were called to the area of Dunn Street and Dorchester Road in Niagara Falls at approximately 3:15pm over the report of a possibly armed male in the area.
Police say "out of an abundance of caution" two local schools were placed into a hold and secure, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Pathways.
That is in the process of being lifted as officers have moved out of the area in their search for the male.