Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have issued an emergency alert warning of a man said to be armed in Carbonear.
The message lit up phones at around 9:30 a.m. today and it urges residents in the area to stay inside with their doors locked.
An earlier tweet from the RCMP warns of an "unfolding situation" with a "possible armed individual" in the area of Valley Road, near the College of the North Atlantic and the town's pool.RCMP say the man is believed to be wearing a maroon shirt and black shorts, and he could be in a grey four-door Honda Civic with silver rims.
Carbonear is home to about 6,200 people and it's a 110-kilometre drive west of the provincial capital of St. John's.
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