Lockdown Coverage

Lockdown delays student pickup at East Cary Magnet Middle School

East Cary Magnet Middle School was on lockdown due to nearby police activity, the district said. All students are safe.

East Cary Magnet Middle School students released after hour-long lockdown

East Cary Magnet Middle School was on lockdown due to nearby police activity, the district said. All students are safe.

WRAL Staff

Police: Incident near North Garner Middle puts school on lockdown

North Garner Middle School went into a lockdown on Monday after authorities said they received reports of someone with a gun near the school.

WRAL staff

NC Court of Appeals rules some of Gov. Cooper's Covid rules violated constitution

Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to treat bars differently from restaurants for Covid-19 lockdowns lacked scientific evidence, the NC Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday.

Did Cooper's Covid lockdowns violate the NC Constitution? Court of Appeals says yes, and no

Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to treat bars differently from restaurants for Covid-19 lockdowns lacked scientific evidence, the NC Court of Appeals ruled, and improperly deprived the bar owners of their constitutionally guaranteed opportunity to make a living.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Knife and airsoft gun found at Zebulon Middle School, lockdown lifted

Zebulon Middle School was placed on a code red lockdown on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities found a knife and an airsoft gun.

Student shot at NC Central dorm, suspects identified, university says

One student told WRAL News that the shooter and victim were both students, but police have not confirmed that information.

Monica Casey, WRAL reporter

It's a crime: April Fools' Day threats at schools aren't funny, school and law enforcement leaders say

A threat against a school is not funny, and law enforcement agencies have been trying to develop a long-term, widespread solution.

Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Student charged after threatening to 'empty a clip' at Gray's Creek High won't attend graduation

19-year-old Dwight McCoy, who police said threatened to "empty a clip" at Gray's Creek High School, will face a judge Thursday afternoon.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Senior threatened to shoot up high school in Hope Mills

A code red lockdown at Gray's Creek High School in Hope Mills was lifted Wednesday after a student threatened to shoot up the school.

High school student charged with threatening Gray's Creek High School

A high school senior was charged Wednesday with threatening his high school in Cumberland County and resisting a law enforcement officer.

Brett Knese, WRAL reporter

Judge orders mental evaluation for man who pointed gun at someone on UNC campus

A judge ordered a mental evaluation for a man accused of causing a lockdown for pointing a gun at someone on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Police: Man with felony warrants crashed into 3 Raleigh police cars during chase

Raleigh police said Shaquell Autry crashed into four vehicles, three of which were Raleigh police vehicles. He then left his vehicle and tried to run away from officers near Bason Court.

Nearby shooting places Neuse Charter School on brief lockdown

All students and staff are safe Thursday after a Johnston County school was placed on a lockdown due to a nearby shooting.

Soft lockdown lifted at Nash County schools after social media threat

A cautionary soft lockdown was in place Thursday for all Nash County Public Schools due to a social media threat.

'All clear' at UNC Charlotte after police activity on campus

Faculty, staff and students on Thursday were asked to avoid the area near UNC Charlotte's College of Education building due to "police action" in the area.

Nash schools under soft lockdown following social media threat

The lockdown was in place as a preventative measure as law enforcement investigates the credibility of the threat, according to Nash County Public Schools.

Social media threat prompts soft lockdown at all Nash public schools

A cautionary soft lockdown was in place Thursday for all Nash County Public Schools due to a social media threat.

Fayetteville high school operates on Code Yellow lockdown Monday after student makes threat on social media

A Fayetteville high school was under a Code Yellow lockdown on Monday after a student made a threat on social media.

WRAL staff

Argument in parking lot sparks lockdown at Wayne County middle school

Brogden Middle School was placed on lockdown before school started after two motorists stopped and got into an argument near the school. The lockdown was lifted around 8:30 a.m.

WRAL staff

Man charged with attempted murder after firing shots outside Wilson nursing home

Camaron Harrison, 26, has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes after police said he fired several shots at a previous girlfriend.

WRAL staff

After school lockdown, search, car theft, Raleigh man is arrested

Raleigh police have arrested the man they think set off a search and a school lockdown Wednesday.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Lockdown lifted at Hilburn Academy

Hilburn Academy in Raleigh was briefly under a code red lockdown on Tuesday.

Code red lockdown lifted at Hilburn Academy

Hilburn Academy in Raleigh was temporarily under a code red lockdown on Tuesday afternoon.

York Elementary School locked down, man charge for having gun on campus

According to officials at the school, the school went into lockdown after an altercation in the carpool lane at the school.