A man is dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound and a woman is hospitalized following a domestic incident and SWAT standoff in Cherokee County.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, deputies responded to a domestic dispute on Sunday afternoon at a residence on Still Lake Drive in Acworth. A woman was found in the cul-de-sac with multiple stab wounds and was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in serious condition. The identities of both individuals have not been released, but authorities believe they were in a relationship.
Atlanta News First reported that the Cherokee Multi-Agency SWAT team and hostage negotiators attempted to contact the man inside the home for several hours using loudspeakers. When communication attempts failed, smoke chemicals were deployed. A drone was then used to search the home, where the man was found deceased…