A possibly armed man would move on foot in the sector of the Sacré-Coeur district, in Saint-Hyacinthe, and the multipurpose Hyacinthe-Delorme has deployed a containment plan as a preventive measure.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) is looking for a suspect who is said to be wearing a red hooded coat and loose black pants with a white line.
The police operation began early Friday afternoon.
The SQ stresses that there has been no aggression and no injuries in connection with this event so far.
The police force asks people in the area not to approach the suspect, to lock their doors, to move away from windows, or to leave the area if it is safe to do so.
If anyone sees the suspect, they should call 911.
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