Wanted person at large after DeKalb County raid triggers lockdown

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The Brief

  • Residents in a Lithonia townhome community reported hearing loud bangs and seeing a heavy SWAT presence Tuesday morning.
  • A nearby elementary school was forced into lockdown as federal and local authorities attempted to serve a warrant.
  • U.S. Marshals confirmed the targeted individual was not found and remains at large.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A wanted person is still on the run after a loud warrant service in DeKalb County on Tuesday.

DeKalb SWAT searching for ‘felon’

What we know:

Callers started contacting FOX 5 Atlanta around 11 a.m. to report what they referred to as a SWAT standoff at the Evans Mill Townhomes in the 2600 block of Evans Mill Drive in Lithonia. Another viewer called to report they heard loud bangs in the area and that there were several police cars, including a SWAT truck, on the scene.

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