UPDATE: SWAT Standoff Resolved, Schools No Longer Locked Down

UPDATE (4:25 p.m.): Cobb County school and police officials have confirmed that the SWAT situation on Nowlin Road has been resolved, and the lockdowns at North Cobb High School and Awtrey Middle School have been lifted.

Cobb County Schools spokesman Jay Dillon told Patch that the lockdowns were lifted at approximately 2:45 p.m., shortly after the standoff ended.

Cobb police spokesman Mike Bowman confirmed the standoff was over and added that the man had been taken into custody and transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for injuries he received when he fell inside the home.

ORIGINAL STORY (12:28 p.m.): Two Acworth area schools were in full lockdown on Thursday morning due to a standoff involving Cobb County SWAT units at a house off of Old US 41 near Kenworth Park.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cobb police received a report about an armed man at a home in the 3900 block of Nowlin Road just after 10 a.m. Thursday. Officers who initially responded to the scene heard a gunshot, and further investigation revealed that the armed man was threatening the other occupants. Due to the nature of the situation, Cobb County SWAT units have been dispatched to the scene.

Although the man is barricaded inside the home and is not likely to escape, both North Cobb High School and Awtrey Middle School were placed on a Code Red lockdown due to the situation.

The AJC reports that the lockdown was upgraded to a Code Yellow situation at approximately 11 a.m., which means that school is operating as normal but with heightened security.

Police have been trying to contact the man barricaded inside the house, but have not had any success yet.