UPDATED: 295 Reopened, Search Continues For Man Seen with Shotgun on Highway

Updated 2:57 p.m. Wednesday: Officers reopened the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday after shutting it down to search for the man who was seen on the highway with a shotgun earlier that day.

Police expanded the search area around BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, said Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley.

"We do not believe he is directly on the interstate at this point," Shipley said.

Police updated the description of the suspect, saying that he is believed to be between the ages of 60 and 65.

Updated 12:37 p.m. Wednesday: Anne Arundel County and Maryland State Police are searching for a man, who reportedly is armed, after he was spotted along Interstate 295 in the area of Interstate 195, police said. I-295 has been shut down in both directions

According to a Maryland State Police press release, calls came in shortly before 11:30 a.m. reporting a man armed with a long gun, possibly a shotgun or rifle, along the highway. Police said it is possible the man—described as being white and between 50 and 60 years old, wearing a blue and red flannel shirt with blue jeans—may have used a hammer to break out windows of a vehicle parked along the highway.

Police said they are not sure if shots were fired but said that no one has been injured.

Officers are conducting a search for the man with K-9, helicopters and police on foot.

Original post: Maryland State Police have shut down Interstate 295 after a report of shots fired in the area of Interstate 195.

Police said the shooting occurred on the southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at about 11:30 a.m.

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.