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SWAT suspect in custody after stand-off
A suspect is now in custody after a long stand-off in DeKalb County. Police say a man barricaded himself inside a home after firing shots Tuesday morning.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A suspect is now in custody after a long standoff in DeKalb County. Police say a man barricaded himself inside a home on Vista Brook Drive after shooting at construction workers Tuesday morning.
It was around 9:30 a.m. when the shots were fired, according to police.
One person was able to make it out of the area and told officers that the suspected shooter was barricaded inside a home. Police called the SWAT team in.
Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) Police surround a home along Vista Brook Drive in DeKalb County where a person, who is believed to fire shots, barricaded themselves inside on Oct. 3, 2023. (FOX 5) McLendon Elementary School is in the area. According to school officials, the school was placed on lockdown as a precaution, but students were allowed to be dismissed safely.
A friend of the suspect told FOX 5 the man claimed construction workers in the area scratched his face after some problems he had with them.
"He went back with some other sort of actions. From there, I don't really know what happened, but you guys told me he had a gun on him," Kel Drew said.
No one was injured. The suspect has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault.
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