Hourslong standoff ends with man in custody, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 53-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a bedroom of a southwest Atlanta home was taken into custody Wednesday morning after a standoff that began the night before, police said.

Officers were called to the corner of Fletcher and Sims streets around 8 p.m. for a dispute. When they arrived, other people were inside the home. Officers removed them safely before the man refused to leave and barricaded himself inside a bedroom.

Six people rent individual rooms inside the home, according to the landlord, Aleksey Sokhonchuk…

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