A man was taken into custody after a six-hour SWAT situation at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex early Wednesday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to the Landing Square apartments, a gated community off Greenbriar Parkway, around 2 a.m. after a woman reported she was concerned for her daughter’s safety, Atlanta police Capt. Tommy Atzert told reporters at the scene.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
The mother told officers her daughter was in an argument with her domestic partner, identified by police as 23-year-old Larry Robinson.
“She called the police because she wanted her daughter to get out safely,” Atzert said. “There were plenty of text messages going back and forth between the mother and the victim, and then all of that stopped, and when that stopped is when we started having concerns.”
Officers tried repeatedly to make contact with both people in the apartment but received no response until the victim told police that Robinson had jumped out of a window.
After about six hours of negotiations, SWAT units made entry and found both Robinson and the victim still in the apartment. The victim was uninjured.
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com
A gun was located in the apartment, but it was not clear if it had been used or if there was a threat to use it.
Both people were taken to Atlanta police headquarters to be interviewed. Multiple charges are pending against Robinson.
No other details were released.
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