Gold Coast school locked down after man points gel blaster at police

A man remains on the run after he pointed a gel blaster at police, resulting in a Gold Coast street and nearby school being locked down on Thursday.

Police were initially called to a disturbance at an apartment complex on the Gold Coast Highway about 12.30pm.

However, the caller did not want to talk to police when they arrived, but subsequent inquiries led officers to a residence on Sunshine Parade in Miami.

Police said the man at the centre of the incident, who is known to officers, pointed a gel blaster at them when they confronted him at the Sunshine Parade home.