If you saw a helicopter circling near Virginia Lake on Wednesday evening, here's why:

The Reno Police Department says they were looking for a suspect in the area of Brinkby Avenue and Robinhood Drive.

They said they responded to a call earlier around 6 o'clock in the 2700 block of Yori Avenue. They said someone reported being beaten with a pistol.

They said they took a suspect description from there and found the person about a half an hour later.

Reno Police say the suspect ran toward the residential area of Brinkby and Robinhood, but a helicopter was called to search for him by air while officers surrounded the place.

They said there were unable to locate him.

A suspect description is not being released at this time.

This is a developing story.