A shelter-in-place order was briefly issued Friday afternoon in Clayton County, according to authorities.
Residents in the area of Arbor Place, Southlake Parkway and Battle Creek Road were advised to stay inside due to reports of a man shooting a rifle into the air, Clayton police said.
“Please, please, shelter in place,” department spokeswoman Julia Isaac said in a video announcement. “Stay in your homes, and be safe.”
Police responded around 11 a.m. to the 1500 block of Arbor Place Drive in Morrow, where approaching officers saw the suspect firing the rifle. They set up a perimeter in the residential area, tracked the man and took him into custody, police said. The department posted photos on Facebook of two rifles they said were taken from the suspect.
The man was identified as 41-year-old Al-Nas Luqman, police said. He is facing charges of reckless conduct, simple assault and discharging a firearm near a street.
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