Jan. 15--The lockdown at two east Charlotte elementary schools has been lifted -- following a shooting in the area earlier this afternoon that killed one man.

The two schools, Windsor Park Elementary and Winterfield Elementary, went into lockdown mode about 1:50 p.m. as police looked for a suspect in the shooting. Students remained in classrooms, and were't be allowed to leave the schools until Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said it was safe, said Cynthia Robbins, a spokeswoman for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

The lockdowns at both schools were lifted about 2:50 p.m.

"Everything went well," Robbins said. "The principal at Winterfield sent a message to parents that they should come for their children late. They sent another message after the lockdown was lifted."

"The students were safe in their classrooms."

Details of the shooting are still sketchy, except that it took place about 1:37 p.m. in the 3500 block of Clardy Court in east Charlotte. One man is dead, but police don't know his identity. Police are still looking for the shooter -- the reason for the lockdowns.

"Police are actively searching for the shooter in the general area of the schools," said CMPD spokeswoman Jean Wassenaar. "

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