UPDATE: Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies are continuing their search for a suspect they believed to be armed who was last seen near the Metrolink station on Via Princessa in Canyon Country.

UPDATE 7:25 p.m. —  Officials have swept the area, both on foot and with a helicopter, but were unable to locate the suspect as of 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to officials.

“The suspect somehow got out of the containment, and the perimeter has been taken down,” said Lt. Dahring.  “The three individuals that they had originally detained have now been released.”

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ORIGINAL POST: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night, Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station deputies received a report of a potential suspect carrying a firearm, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday night.

Upon arrival, deputies were able to detain three individuals near the 19000 block of Via Princessa in Canyon Country.

However, a fourth suspect has fled on foot and deputies have reason to believe that the suspect might be armed, according to Lt. Andrew Dahring from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station.

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A containment area was established by LASD personnel near the intersection of Via Princessa and Weyerhauser Way, Dahring said.

As of 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies had not yet confirmed whether the fourth suspect had been taken into custody.

Ed. Note: Caleb Lunetta, Michael Brown, and Louie Diaz contributed to this article.

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