Opelika shooting leads to school lockdowns

A shooting at an apartment complex in Opelika led to a lockdown at several schools.

Opelika police are investigating a shooting at Arbor Place Apartments on Fox Run Parkway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – Photo from Opelika Police Department

Police say just before 11AM today, they got a report of an active shooter at Arbor Place Apartments, which are on Fox Run Parkway. They found a person in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.

Four Opelika schools were put on lockdown as police searched for the shooter. Once a suspect was arrested, the lockdown was lifted.

ACTION 8 UPDATE: The person who was shot has died, and police have arrested a suspect, who’s charged with murder.

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