Lockdown lifted at 2 Charlotte schools

Morehead STEM Academy and Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School were placed on lockdown at about 8:10 Wednesday morning because of police activity in the area.

The lockdown was lifted at about 8:35 a.m., a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokeswoman said.

The schools are on Neal Road, off University City Boulevard and Interstate 85.

This story was originally published May 6, 2015 at 8:59 AM with the headline "Lockdown lifted at 2 Charlotte schools."