Georgia Gwinnett College lockdown lifted; classes resume

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A 'soft lockdown' at Georgia Gwinnett College was lifted after police responded to an armed robbery at a Home Depot nearby on Wednesday afternoon.

School officials say they swept and cleared all buildings and parking lots.

The Gwinnett County Police Department said was investigating a theft at a nearby Home Depot. Police say two armed suspects assaulted two victims outside the store on Lawrenceville-Suwannee Rd. and fled in a vehicle towards SR 316. No shots were fired.

It is unclear if the suspects have been caught.

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