Barricaded man found dead in Gwinnett home after SWAT situation
A barricaded man was found dead Thursday evening in a Gwinnett County home after an 11-hour long SWAT standoff, officials confirmed.
“After several hours of attempted negotiation, members of the SWAT team entered the residence and located the male suspect deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Gwinnett County police Cpl. Wilbert Rundles said.
Authorities are not releasing the man’s name pending notification of next of kin.
#Update: We’re told SWAT has sent in their robot to try to make contact with this man who’s barricaded himself inside of this home for more than 9 hours. Police say, they were called in after he was seen firing off a gun in his front yard. Stay with @wsbtv for the latest.
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@NefertitiWSB) August 23, 2018
About 9 a.m., police were initially called to the area of Williamsburg Drive in Norcross after neighbors reported a man randomly fired shots, Rundles said.
@GwinnettPd are on the scene of a limited SWAT activation in the area of Williamsburg Ln, Norcross. PIO is on the way pic.twitter.com/OBOyWsVjho
— Gwinnett Police Dept (@GwinnettPd) August 23, 2018
The man, who rents a unit in the basement of the home, went inside and was seen by police, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Occupants in the home and nearby residents were evacuated and the area of Williamsburg Drive was closed, Rundles said.
About 3:30 p.m., police activated their full SWAT team, Channel 2 reported. Rundles said the team was working to contact the man and “bring this situation to a peaceful end.” Officials also worked to obtain warrants for the home.
By 8 p.m., officials entered the home and found the man dead.
“Officers are working to get the area cleared to allow residents to return to their homes,” Rundles said.
No other injuries have been reported.
#Developing - SWAT moving in. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/aUYAI1wmKE
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@NefertitiWSB) August 23, 2018
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