5-hour SWAT standoff ends in DeKalb; 21-year-old shoots self, police say
A five-hour SWAT standoff with an armed 21-year-old in a DeKalb neighborhood has come to an end, Channel 2 Action News reported.
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After five hour standoff, police say, 21-year-old turns gun on himself , shooting himself in the chest . Suspect is conscious and en rote to hospital.
Police said the man shot himself in the chest, and he is en route to a hospital, Channel 2 reported. Flash bang grenades could be heard and an ambulance was seen shortly after 11 p.m.
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Ambulance pulling away from scene with police escort. It’s unclear if an officer or suspect is being treated pic.twitter.com/LYs2TVDJLi
DeKalb police spokeswoman Sheira Campbell told the news station the suspect was still alive when he got to the hospital. No update on his condition has been provided.
The situation was taking place at a home in the 600 block of Valley Brook Road, Campbell told Channel 2. Authorities arrived around 5:45 p.m.
Campbell said he had “multiple weapons,” Channel 2 reported.
Channel 2 reported that police said the man got into an “altercation” with his roommate, and the roommate is now out of the home.
Police say 21-year-old got into “altercation “with his roommate. Roommate got out of the home and is now speaking w/ investigators pic.twitter.com/Nr3YypsF3o
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Police told the news station they haven’t had past encounters with the man.
Police tell us that this is their first encounter w/ 21-year-old man. No reported incidents in the past.
— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) August 17, 2018
Valley Brook Road has been closed at East Ponce De Leon Avenue, Channel 2 reported.
No other details have been released.
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