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Body found during hours-long standoff
SWAT responded to a home and breached the door to get inside. Police found a body in the home.
ATLANTA - A man is in custody following a SWAT standoff at a home in which police discovered a woman was apparently stabbed to death in northwest Atlanta.
The situation started at around 8:15 p.m. at a home on North Avenue. Neighbors called officers to the area due to safety concerns.
Police learned a woman was inside the home with the man, who refused to leave the house and barricaded himself inside.
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Police and SWAT negotiated for several hours before arresting the man. Police found a woman's body inside with apparent stab wounds.
The suspect is being held for questioning.
FOX 5 Atlanta is working on learning more about what led to the incident and the people involved.