Report of armed man at Puyallup park prompts lockdown at Pierce College
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- Pierce College Puyallup was briefly locked down Thursday morning.
- A man was reportedly armed at nearby Bradley Lake Park.
- Police said they couldn’t find the man or substantiate that he had a gun.
Pierce College Puyallup was briefly on lockdown Thursday morning following a report that a man was possibly armed at a nearby park, according to school and police officials.
“We had a report of a possible man with a gun in Bradley Lake,” Puyallup Police Department spokesperson Capt. Kevin Gill said.
Gill said there had been some sort of confrontation between two Bradley Lake park-goers, but police were unable to find the person allegedly armed or substantiate that he was armed. It was also reported that the weapon might have been a taser, according to Gill. Police advised the college of the report because the college’s access road is in proximity to the park, he said.
“Police were searching for an individual who reportedly deployed a taser near campus,” Pierce College spokesperson Kate Frerichs said. “Because we were unclear whether the individual posed a threat, the college chose to go into lockdown at 9:31 a.m. out of an abundance of caution.”
After police notified the school that the situation was cleared, the lockdown was lifted at 9:54 a.m., according to Frerichs.
“We’d like to thank the Puyallup Police Department for their prompt response and clear communication throughout the incident,” she said.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with comments from a Pierce College spokesperson.
This story was originally published April 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM.
