Police Report 'Serious Incident' Near Abbotts Hill Elementary

JOHNS CREEK, GA — Johns Creek Police are investigating a "serious incident" that caused a soft lockdown at a nearby elementary school on Tuesday afternoon.

The department posted online that it "is currently working a serious incident on Abbotts Bridge Road near Abbotts Hill Elementary."

WSB-TV reported that police said there was a SWAT situation at a house in a neighborhood along Abbotts Bridge Road.

The department posted at 3:35 p.m. that the "incident is contained to a single residence. The scene is still active. Please avoid the area. If you live close, just stay inside your home."

Fulton Schools worked with the department to safely release the students to go home around 2 p.m. The district released a statement saying:

"Due to an incident in a neighborhood close to Abbotts Hill Elementary School, we have placed the school on soft lock down. Police have confirmed the school is not in imminent danger. As always, safety is the primary concern. The Johns Creek Police Department has created a command post on our campus and coordinating with Fulton County Police. Students are being released on a normal schedule and all steps are being taken to create a safe, orderly dismissal. Traffic, buses, and car pick-up, will be diverted away from the area where the incident is occurring. Students who live in the impacted neighborhood or walk home, will remain at school until they can be safely released to parents/guardians."