UPDATE (3:30 p.m.): Lafayette Police say the perimeter has been lifted and no suspect has been located at this time.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Lafayette Police are searching for an armed robbery suspect in the area of Doiron Drive Friday afternoon.
LPD Spokesperson Sgt. Robin Green says officers were in pursuit of a vehicle driven by the suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in the 1700 block of N University Avenue.
While officers were pursuing the vehicle, the suspect jumped out and ran into a neighboring apartment complex.
Police have set up a perimeter in the 200 block of Doiron Drive and are trying to locate the suspect, Green says.
Viewers tell us an area school, Truman Early Childhood, was locked down for a period of time during the search.
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