The Brief
- A SWAT team is assisting after the person refused to leave the home, fired shots at deputies and barricaded themselves inside.
- One woman who lives in the neighborhood said she has been unable to get home due to police blocking off the road.
- Nearby Redan Middle School was placed on lockdown for a time due to the ongoing situation.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A SWAT team is on the scene Wednesday night where a person has barricaded themselves inside a home on Young Road after firing shots at law enforcement during an eviction.
What we know:
This happened right before school let out for the day at Redan Middle School in Lithonia. Staff and students were placed on lockdown after the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported shots were fired at deputies during that eviction notice at a home near the school. …