The state Department of Education placed four Ewa Beach area schools in lockdown for more than 30 minutes this morning after reports surfaced about a man nearby with a firearm.

Police took the man into custody and transported him to a hospital for a mental evaluation.

The lockdown was put in place 9:40 a.m. at James Campbell High, Ilima Intermediate, Kaimiloa and Pohakea elementary schools while police patrolled the area and used its helicopter to search for the suspect.

The lockdown was lifted around 10:15 a.m., said a DOE spokesman. The suspect was located at 10:30 a.m., according to the Honolulu Police Department.