Hyde Creek recreation centre and Minnekhada middle school were locked down briefly on Tuesday morning as Coquitlam RCMP searched for two suspects in a break-in.
Cpl. Jamie Chung said two young men broke into a home in the 1400-block of Kamloops Place in Port Coquitlam at about 10:40 a.m. They were looking around when the homeowner scared them off.
As they were running away a person who spotted them reported one was possibly carrying a handgun.
"The lockdown was precautionary and no one in the recreation centre or Minnekhada was ever in danger," Chung said.
As of noon Tuesday the suspects were still at large and were last seen on foot heading southbound on Coast Meridian Road near Laurier Street.
One suspect is described as 5'8" tall, 190 pounds with dark skin. He was wearing a black baseball cap, shorts and a grey hoodie and is carrying a black bag. The second suspect is said to be in his 20s and wearing pants and a blue coat.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-945-1550.
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