UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at 4 Pasco schools after search for suspect ends

A search for a man who ran from a stolen car has come up empty, after it triggered lockdowns at four Pasco schools.

A Washington State Patrol trooper spotted the car shortly after it was taken from Kennewick, Pasco police said. When the trooper tried to stop him, the driver sped away.

Pasco officers found the car abandoned near the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Nixon Street. They surrounded the area and began searching using a police dog.

While police scoured the streets, Pasco High School, Captain Gray STEM Elementary, Emerson Elementary and the Pasco School District Early Learning Center went into lockdown around 8:30 a.m, the school district said.

The lockdown at all three schools was lifted about an hour later.

No one was allowed in or out of the building. Students continued to take classes.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact police at 509-628-0333.

This story is developing. Please check back for more information.

This story was originally published September 26, 2019 at 8:57 AM.