Two schools have been placed into lockdown as armed police officers hunt for a knifeman, with one boy reportedly injured during a fight.
Emergency services were called following reports of an altercation in Chalford Road, close to St Peter's High School in Tuffley, shortly after 8.50am on Friday morning.
A boy has reportedly been taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Officers are now searching for a man seen holding a 'long-bladed' knife, who is understood to have fled from the scene.
There is understood to be no ongoing threat at the school and pupils are safe within school grounds, Gloucestershire Police said in a statement.
St Peter's High School has now been placed into lockdown, alongside nearby Willow Primary Academy, BBC News reported.
Armed police officers are hunting a knifeman seen outside St Peter's High School in Tuffley, Gloucester, on Friday morning
The force said: 'It is understood that there is currently no ongoing threat at the school and pupils are safe within the school grounds, and therefore parents are asked not to attend the premises at this time.
'We will provide more information once in a position to do so.'
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