Residents of a Virginia town were ordered to shelter in place Thursday as police seek for an armed and dangerous man who tried to run over two law enforcement officials with a stolen police automotive, authorities said.
Officers gathered within the Southside of Pulaski to go looking for Jerrod Celablee Brown, who stole additional firearms from the police vehicle after crashing and fleeing on foot, the Pulaski Police Department said.
All residents on the Southside and multiple schools in the world were ordered to shelter in place until the situation is resolved, officials said.
The colleges included Pulaski Elementary School, Critzer Elementary School, Dublin Elementary School, Pulaski County Middle School, Pulaski County High School, together with the School Board Office.
“That is only a precautionary measure, and there aren’t any actual issues inside any Pulaski County Public Schools buildings,” Pulaski County Public Schools said in a Facebook post.
Police advised residents to not approach Brown in the event that they spot him and to call 911 as a substitute.