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Report of man with weapons near Beaumont elementary school causes alarm

Police were called after a man was reported to have been seen walking along East Lucas with two assault style weapons.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A man reported to be walking along a street carrying two rifles caused some concern not far from a Beaumont elementary school campus Monday morning in the city's north end.

Police were called after a man was reported to have been seen walking along East Lucas with two assault style weapons.

Students on the Lucas Pre-K campus were put on "lock-out" for less than 30 minutes due to the report according to a Beaumont Independent School District spokesperson.

In a "lock-out" all exterior doors top the school are locked and no one is allowed to enter the campus the spokesperson told 12News.

A 12News crew found several Beaumont police officers near Trinidad and Windsor speaking to man in the street three blocks from the school.

This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.

Credit: KBMT

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