FULTON COUNTY, GA — Palmetto Elementary School is under a hard lockdown due to an active criminal investigation.

There are reports of a shooting nearby outside the school. Officials said no students are involved and all students and staff are safe.

The school will remain in a hard lockdown until law enforcement clears the scene.

For safety reasons, parents and community members are being asked not to come to the school at this time.

As a precaution, all Palmetto Elementary students are being relocated to Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn.

Fulton County Schools police has confirmed a woman is dead after being shot in the front lot of the elementary school.