Two Marietta schools put on lockdown after nearby store is robbed

Two Marietta schools were briefly put on lockdown Thursday morning after the armed robbery of a nearby store.

The lockdowns at Marietta High School and A.L. Burruss Elementary School had been lifted by about 9:20 a.m., Marietta police told Channel 2 Action News.

The schools were locked down after two suspects robbed a nearby Rite Aid store with a shotgun, according to police.