Atlanta, GA
2nd man surrenders to police after standoff at home near Atlanta elementary school
Police standoff in southwest Atlanta
Police have blocked off a neighborhood near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard while they remain in a standoff with a potentially armed man at a home.
ATLANTA – Two men have surrendered to police after a standoff that shut down a street in southwest Atlanta at a home near a local elementary school.
The tense situation began around 2 a.m. on Monday at a home on Fair Street right off Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard.
Police have not shared many details about the standoff, but FOX 5 cameras saw a man leave the home with his hands up at around 3:30 a.m.. Officers at the scene put the man in the back of one of their police cruisers.
After hours of negotiations, a second man surrendered to police.
Authorities have not said why officers were initially called to the home or if anyone has been injured.
The entire area was cordoned off while the standoff continued.
Investigators have not released the identities of either man.
The location of the standoff is close to M. Agnes Jones Elementary School. Officials have not said whether the police activity will cause changes to school bus pickups.
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