Crime & Safety

Atlanta SWAT Standoff Leads To Man's Arrest: Reports

The standoff happened early Wednesday morning at Katherwood Drive, a media report says.

ATLANTA, GA — An hourslong SWAT standoff involving a barricaded man in the 1000 block of Katherwood Drive ended around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with a man being arrested, according to media reports.

The man was accused of threatening neighbors with a gun, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Fulton County deputies assisted Atlanta Police in trying to get the man to come out of the home, Atlanta News First reported. Possible charges in the case are unknown.

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