Crime & Safety

SWAT Situation Puts Clayton County School On Level 1 Lockdown

A Clayton County school was on a Level 1 Lockdown Friday afternoon due to a nearby SWAT situation.

Forest Park High School was on lockdown in Clayton County due to a nearby police activity.
Forest Park High School was on lockdown in Clayton County due to a nearby police activity. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — The lockdown is over for a Clayton County school that was put on a Level 1 lockdown Friday afternoon, reports WSB-TV. No one was allowed to enter or exit Forest Park High School due to police activity nearby.

Channel 2′s Tom Jones reported from the scene that a home along Reynolds Road was surrounded by SWAT officers. He tweeted that he saw at least three people being brought out in handcuffs.

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