Police Search North San Angelo for Possibly Armed Subject

San Angelo police are currently searching north San Angelo for a male subject, who could be carrying a gun.

The suspect, described as wearing a blue, black and white plaid button-down shirt.

Police are currently searching the area and citizens are advised to avoide the area between Van Buren and river drive and theLoop and Webster.

The suspect was the passenger in a vehicle stopped for expired registration. When police stopped the car, he ran. The female driver has been arrested.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Update 7:00 p.m.

K-9 Unit is on the scene, and police officers are carrying their long guns.

Update 8:24 p.m.

Police have broken up the search and will continue patrolling the area. Officers believe they may have identified the suspect, however his identity has not yet been confirmed. He is suspected to have fled the area. 

Sergeant Ken Solsbery said that the suspect has family in the area. "They don't seem to be like they're going to hide him out or anything like that, but he definitely would have broken the perimeter before we got done."

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, between 5'5" and 5'7". 

Solsbery said "we found a bb gun in there (the vehicle), but we still don't know for sure if he would have had another one on him. There was an empty holster in there, but it could have been from the bb gun. It's about the right size, but we don't know."

The female driver was arrested for various traffic violations. She confirmed she is in a relationship with the suspect, and is approximately the same age. Sgt. Solsbery said she didn't appear to be angry at her boyfriend for leaving her behind. Solsbery said the driver did advise police that her boyfriend could be hiding out at her sister's adding that they would be for helping the police as opposed to the suspect.

The stop was called in at around 6:00 p.m. and the search began some minutes later, when the K9 Unit arrived on scene.