N.B. RCMP searching for two men reportedly carrying a firearm in Berry Mills

An Alert Ready message has been issued in New Brunswick Thursday morning as police search for two men who may be armed.

The alert was issued at 7:30 a.m. after the men were reported to be “carrying a firearm with dangerous intent” in Berry Mills, a community northwest of Moncton.

RCMP vehicles could be seen outside a home on Isiah Road.

One of the suspects has been identified as 50-year-old Léo Carrier.

He is described as being five-foot-10 and approximately 170 pounds. He has grey hair and hazel eyes and tattoos of a skull, devil, cross and storm on his chest.

Police say a description of the second man is not currently available.

Police initially said the men were travelling inside a painted black 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 with no licence plate, possibly toward Edmundston.

They later said they may travelling in an older light-coloured Ford F150.

Anyone who finds the men should not approach them and call 911 immediately.

Schools placed under hold and secure

Several schools have been placed under hold and secure as a precaution due to the ongoing situation.

“Hold and secure means movement inside the school is as usual, but nobody is permitted to enter or exit while it is in place,” said Stephanie Patterson, director of communications with the Anglophone East School District, in an email to CTV News.

The following schools are under a hold and secure as of 11 a.m.:

- Evergreen Park School

- Northrop Frye School

- Maplehurst Public School

- Magnetic Hill School

- Salisbury Elementary School

- Salisbury Regional School

- Havelock Public School

- Petitcodiac Regional School

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