SWAT standoff in Decatur

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SWAT standoff in Decatur

SWAT officers were called to a house in Decatur.

DeKalb County SWAT officers gather near a Decatur house, where the suspect in an Athens homicide fled to.

Police said William Joseph Studstill, 30, killed his wife Stephanie Ann Studstill, 33.

In Athens, police investigate the scene of a slaying. The suspect fled to Decatur, which led to the standoff.

Det. John Bolinger with the Athens-Clarke County Crime Scene Unit takes photos for evidence.

An officer retrieves equipment from the back of a truck during a SWAT standoff in Decatur.

Decatur police and DeKalb County SWAT officers arrived at the home at 6:45 a.m. At least a dozen DeKalb County police cars and the mobile SWAT unit were on the scene outside the residence.

An officer carries a weapon at the scene.

A police officer mans a roadblock at the scene.

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DeKalb County SWAT officers gather near a Decatur house, where the suspect in an Athens homicide fled to.

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