A suspect is in custody after police searched the woods near Rochester Area High School for a reported gunman, according to Beaver County 911.
Nobody was hurt and the lockdown has been lifted, dispatchers said.
Police found the suspect, who was not immediately identified, around 8 p.m. Rochester Township Police took him into custody.
Dispatchers received a call around 5:30 p.m. Friday reporting a person with a gun near the school. The suspect went into some nearby woods and police spent several hours searching.
Further information about the suspect and the arrest were not immediately available.
A football game between Rochester Area High School and Shenango Junior/Senior High School was scheduled for Friday evening.
Rochester Stadium was evacuated and the game was delayed, according to Beaver County Times sports reporter Mike Bires.
Word is that there is a man with a gun somewhere near Rochester stadium. There is reportedly a police standoff with this guy. That is why the Shenango/Rochester game is delayed and the stadium evacuated. #BCTsports #wpial
— Mike Bires (@mikebires) October 23, 2020
The evacuation delay at Rochester Stadium is now 30 minutes long. No indication that the Shenango vs. Rochester game will start any time soon. It appears that police have blocked off Deer Lane, a road that runs adjacent the stadium. #BCTsports #wpial
— Mike Bires (@mikebires) October 23, 2020
The game resumed after the lockdown was lifted.
