A police cordon is up and a school has entered lockdown in Flaxmere after a report of a person with a firearm.

Police are responding to a report of a person with a firearm at a residential property on Wilson Rd, a police spokeswoman said in a statement.

The spokeswoman said a cordon had been established and a nearby school had been advised to lockdown.

“Police appreciate the public’s compliance with precautionary measures while staff work to determine the nature of the situation,” the spokeswoman said.

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