CMPD said it was investigating a death in southwest Charlotte Thursday morning near the 7000 block of Nations Ford Road, close to an elementary school. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s homicide unit was conducting a death investigation near a school Thursday morning, a department alert said.

CMPD hasn't released any further details about the case and it's unclear if detectives are looking for any suspects. A CMS spokesperson said no schools were placed on lockdown due

Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating a death Thursday morning outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School in southwest Charlotte. Catawba Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious death Channel 9 got to the school on Nations Ford Road where police tape was wrapped around the playground area.