5 Ypsilanti schools, administration remain on lockdown

Update at 1:05 p.m.: Lockdown lifted at five Ypsilanti schools, administration building

Five Ypsilanti schools remain on lockdown after a West Middle School staff member reportedly saw a man with a "long gun" in a wooded area near the school, authorities said.

The faculty member called 911, said Derrick Jackson, director of community engagement for the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department.

Ypsilanti High School, West Middle School, Estabrook Elementary School, Chapelle Elementary School, the Regional Career Technical Center and the central administration building next to the high school were locked down shortly before 10 a.m., said Ypsilanti Public Schools spokeswoman Emma Jackson. The schools are near each other, officials said.

Deputies are following up on leads and attempting to locate the man, who was described as being in his late teens or early 20s, Derrick Jackson said.

Deputies did not have a further description of the man. No shots were heard, and there is no evidence shots were fired, said Jackson, looking to dispel rumors. The gun has not been recovered, Jackson said.

Deputies are on scene and the lockdown continues as a "precautionary measure," Jackson said this afternoon.

The doors to the buildings are locked, and no one is permitted to enter or leave, school officials said.