ALTON, Maine (WABI) - Alton Elementary was on lockdown Wednesday morning after reports of a person with a gun on the road near the school.

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says they were called just after 8:00am by someone saying there was a man carrying a rifle on Bennoch Road near Alton Tannery Road.

They say the caller thought the man was pointing the rifle at cars passing by him.

They notified the school which was put on lockdown out of an abundance of caution.

They say an investigation led them to believe the man possibly got a ride to Bangor and multiple witnesses told them they did not see a rifle.

The lockdown was later lifted.

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