RCMP in Red Deer end shelter-in-place request, continue search for suspect in firearms incident
RCMP in Red Deer late Friday afternoon ended a request for residents of a north-side neighbourhood to shelter in place as they continue to search for a suspect in a firearms complaint.
Mounties are searching for Christopher Lee Ferguson, 32.
Ferguson is described as six-foot-two, 159 lb., with a medium complexion, long wavy black hair and sporting many tattoos on his arms and hands. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket and beige pants that are ankle-height in length.
Police reported at 2:21 p.m. they had received the complaint in the area of 59 Avenue between 60 and 60A streets. Nearby Koinonia Christian School, at 6014 57 Ave., had also been locked down as a precaution.
If you have any information on Ferguson's whereabouts, call 9-1-1, RCMP at 403-406-2200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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