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Lockdown at Robey Elementary ends after robbery

Posted at 9:35 AM, Nov 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-16 13:51:04-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- A lockdown at an Indianapolis school is over after a west-side pharmacy was robbed.

Robey Elementary School, located at 8700 W. 30th St., was on lockdown, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The lockdown ended around 10:30 a.m.

The nearby Eagle Highland Pharmacy was robbed Wednesday morning.

Police are searching for a black man with a red mask or scarf, a dark hoodie and dark pants. He was holding a red or black bag. He was armed with a handgun.

Police used K-9s to try and track down the suspect, but were unsuccessful.

Nobody was hurt in the robbery.

Editor's note: Police initially said a CVS was robbed, when it was the Eagle Highland Pharmacy.