Police Shoot, Kill Suspect After Hours-Long ATL Standoff

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta Police officers shot a man Thursday morning after an hours-long standoff during which they say he fired shots at the officers. The suspect died at the scene.

APD spokesman Carlos Campos confirmed that the suspect had been shot and that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate what led to the shooting.

The standoff happened in the 1400 block of Kennesaw Drive in northwest Atlanta. According to police, the man called 911 at about 2 a.m., saying he had heard a gunshot. When officers arrived, they say, he began shooting at them from his home.

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After the shots, the man barricaded himself inside the home, according to Campos. A SWAT team was called in.

"We negotiated with him for hours to try to find a peaceful resolution," he said.

Eventually, the man came out of the home around 8:30 a.m. and confronted SWAT officers, according to police. They say he refused commands to surrender before he was shot.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone