Man in custody after barricading himself for hours inside Cobb County apartment

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man surrendered to Cobb County police after an hours-long SWAT situation unfolded Tuesday morning.

Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach reported live on Channel 2 Action News This Morning as SWAT teams arrived at the Belmont Crossing apartments.

Cobb County police told Gehlbach they received a 911 call around 3:48 a.m. about shots fired while three people were hanging out at the complex.

When officers arrived, a man at the front door decided to barricade himself inside the apartment. Police said no one else was inside and no one was injured by the gunshots.

SWAT teams gave multiple commands over a loud speaker for the man, who has not been identified, to come out of the apartment.

The man exited the apartment around 9:50 a.m.

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