Codiac Regional RCMP continue to search for 20-year-old Travis Squires, who is believed to be armed and may do harm to himself, but all related roadblocks in a west end Moncton neighbourhood have now been removed.

RCMP say they are concerned about the safety and well being of Travis Squires, 20, of Moncton. (Submitted by RCMP) Police had locked down an area around the Rosewood trailer park early Monday morning and were asking residents to stay inside their homes.

"Codiac RCMP is allowing access to Rosewood Mini Home Community," police tweeted shortly before 3 p.m. "Residents can now come and go," the post said.

There has been a heavy police presence in the Salisbury Road area most of the day, including an RCMP helicopter, some emergency response team officers dressed in camouflage, and members of the canine unit.

RCMP say they were called to Shamrock Avenue at 5:30 a.m. about a man who had allegedly assaulted another man and was doing damage inside a house.

"The suspect fled the home and was seen by a witness going into a shed where a firearm is believed to have been stored," RCMP stated in a news release.

There was a heavy police presence on Moncton's west side much of the day, including some officers dressed in camouflage and others in uniform. (Marilyn Marceau/Radio-Canada) "He then headed into the nearby woods. Police verified that there was no firearm in the shed so the man may have it."

RCMP had previously tweeted: "He has a firearm and it's believed he may do harm to himself."

Salisbury Road was initially blocked between Edinburgh Drive and Hump Yard Road and area residents were being told anyone who left the locked down area would not be allowed to return to their home for safety reasons until the situation was resolved.

Salisbury Road was reopened to traffic by early afternoon and Shamrock Avenue and Rocket Avenue were blocked instead, but those police barricades have also now been removed.

Reminiscent of Bourque shootings

​The search is unfolding about five kilometres south of the neighbourhood that was locked down in June 2014 when Justin Bourque went on a shooting rampage against RCMP, killing three officers and wounding two others.

Given the experience of the Mountie killings by Bourque, resident Jeff King didn't mind the inconvenience when he was prevented from bicycling home on Monday morning.

"I'd rather they be safe than somebody get killed," said King. "You don't want to see the same thing again. That would be a tragedy . . . How would you recover from that one if they let people through."

Terry Agnew works in the area and said he was told by police the lock down "could be all day."

"They didn't want to take any chances until they find somebody," said Agnew.

"I can understand why they're keeping everybody away from the area. It's a wise decision by the police. If they do their job, they don't need us in the middle of it."