Montana school lockdowns lifted; suspect at large

Published February 7, 2014 5:27am ET



MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana and other schools lifted lockdowns Thursday prompted by the armed robbery of two Missoula businesses, but the suspect remained at large, police said.

The Motel 6 and the Taco Bell restaurant on East Broadway were robbed at gunpoint around 9 a.m., Detective Sgt. Travis Welsh said. The university campus was put on lockdown at about 10:20 a.m., shortly after a man carrying a gun and a plastic bag was seen running along Arthur Avenue near the university.

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