London police are searching for a man wanted in a weapons investigation.

Around 12 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the area of Richmond Street and Sunnyside Drive after an officer said the suspect fled on foot from a vehicle.

A foot chase ensued and a loaded .357 was found.

Police asked residents in the neighbourhood to stay inside their homes as police searched for the suspect.

But police called off the search around 2:30 p.m.

The suspect is described as Dean Dickieson, 23.

Dickieson is 5'7", weighing 160 lbs. and has a shaved head.

He was wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans at the time of the incident.

Police K9 units as well as the Emergency Response Unit were involved in the search.

Contact police if you have any information.