COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Northgate High School and Canongate Elementary School in Coweta County were placed on lockdown after school officials said a person with a gun was seen nearby.
According to Coweta County School, the school was notified by law enforcement officials that there was somebody walking down Fischer Road in Newnan with a gun Tuesday.
The road is adjacent to the school.
The schools were placed on Code Red Alert, but later downgraded to Code Yellow.
Cannongate Elementary was also put on Code Yellow lockdown around 11:20 a.m.
Both schools stayed in a Code Yellow lockdown as a precaution until they went home.
Dean Jackson with Coweta County Schools said parents were notified by email, text and letter. Dean said that some parents came and checked their kids out of school.
The suspect has not yet been caught, officials said.
Northgate High School and Canongate Elementary School are continuing on heightened security at this time, as a precaution only, while law enforcement investigates an incident in northeastern Coweta. Northgate HS moved to a code yellow status at approximately 12:50 p.m.,
— Coweta Schools (@CowetaSchools) May 22, 2018
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