Police in Wisconsin arrested a suspected armed man Thursday who was trying to enter Roosevelt Elementary School, the Kenosha Police Department said.

District leaders say the man attempted to enter the school Thursday morning around 9 a.m. local time, carrying “suspicious bags.” When school staff attempted to speak to him, the man ran out of the building and into the surrounding neighborhood, Scripps News Milwaukee reported.

The man was later located and arrested shortly after 2 p.m. local time.

“We believe this was in fact an armed suspect with a firearm and there was no legitimate reason to enter the school,” Kenosha Police Chief said , Patrick Patton, during a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Only “quick and diligent action” by school staff prevented the man from entering the school, Chief Patton added.

“Today we experienced something that all school staff and families fear: a potential school shooting,” Kenosha Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Weiss said during the the press conference. “Today we are grateful.”

Schools in the area were placed in safe custody while police searched for the man, which was later changed.

Police said there is no longer a threat to any schools in the area and deputies are “working with an abundance of caution.”

This story was originally published by Scripps News Milwaukee.